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1998 Jayco Eagle Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 2, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 17, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Jayco Eagle. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Body & structure
Filed Aug 2, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1998 JAYCO 5TH WHEEL EAGLE SERIES. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND HAND. THE FRONT PANEL SEPARATED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL PEELED BACK. THERE WAS A SEPARATION FROM THE FIBERGLASSAND THE WOOD. THE CONSUMER CALLED JAYCO, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT HAD A TWO YEAR WARRANTY. THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHY THIS OCCURRED. CONSUMER STATED HE COULD SEE THE PANEL BULGING. ALSO, COULD FEEL MOISTURE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE EXTREME ARIZONA WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE PANELING CAME OFFONE COULD SEE THE WOOD FRAMING AND INSULATION. BUBBLING AND SEPARATION WAS NOTICEABLE ON THE LEFT PANEL AND IN THE REAR. THE PANEL SLIPPED OUT OF THE SEAM. THERE WERE NO SCREWS. IT WAS JUST GLUED TO A METAL FRAME. *AK

NHTSA ID
10131079
Incident
Jul 24, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 3, 2003

THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. GOOD YEAR WRANGLER XT SIZE LT25575/R16E. *JB PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, BOTH TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE DUAL AXLE. (ONE ON LEFT AND ONE ALSO ON THE RIGHT) (MOTORHOME) *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10019693
Incident
Apr 26, 2003
Mileage
33,512 mi
Suspension
Filed Jun 1, 1999

A DEFECT INSIDE OF THE SUSPENSION SHOCK ABSORBERS CAUSED TIRES TO BLOW OUT. MOTORHOME WAS TOTALED, AND REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
838718
Incident
Apr 2, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Sep 14, 1998

STAPLES AND BOLGES ARE SEEN WITH THE NAKED ON THE OUTER PANEL OF TRAILER. *AK

NHTSA ID
827888
Incident
Sep 6, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 15, 1998

SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
528343
Incident
Sep 15, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 9, 1998

SEAT BELTS DON'T FIT PROPERLY/CAN'T BE USED.

NHTSA ID
527961
Incident
Sep 15, 1997
Heating & air conditioningInterior & seatsOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Nov 17, 1997

HEATER UNIT DOES NOT GO ON DESIRED SETTING.

NHTSA ID
524854

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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