2012 Jayco Jay Flight Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Jayco Jay Flight, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure125.0%
- Interior & seats125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
GROSS AND HITCH WEIGHT OF TRAVEL TRAILER/TOWING SAFETY. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE HAD DIFFICULTY TOWING THE TRAILER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS WINDY OR WHEN A LARGE TRUCK WAS PASSING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRAILER TO BE WEIGHED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WEIGHT ON THE TRAILER EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ADVERTISED BOTH IN THE BROCHURE AND ON THE STICKER ON TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRAILER WAS UNSAFE TO TOW BEHIND A VEHICLE. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRAILER, THE CONSUMER SHOWED THE SALESPERSON THE TOWING CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR THEIR VEHICLE. THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER STATED THE HITCH WEIGHT FOR THE TRAILER WAS 780 POUNDS. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, THE SALESPERSON AT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THE TRAILER WAS WITHIN WEIGHT THAT COULD SAFELY TOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO HIM, BY THE DEALERSHIP FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. ...UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAYCO J FLIGHT TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V585000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
GROSS AND HITCH WEIGHT OF TRAVEL TRAILER/TOWING SAFETY. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE HAD DIFFICULTY TOWING THE TRAILER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS WINDY OR WHEN A LARGE TRUCK WAS PASSING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRAILER TO BE WEIGHED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WEIGHT ON THE TRAILER EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ADVERTISED BOTH IN THE BROCHURE AND ON THE STICKER ON TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRAILER WAS UNSAFE TO TOW BEHIND A VEHICLE. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRAILER, THE CONSUMER SHOWED THE SALESPERSON THE TOWING CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR THEIR VEHICLE. THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER STATED THE HITCH WEIGHT FOR THE TRAILER WAS 780 POUNDS. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, THE SALESPERSON AT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THE TRAILER WAS WITHIN WEIGHT THAT COULD SAFELY TOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO HIM, BY THE DEALERSHIP FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. ...UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAYCO JAY FLIGHT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: 225/75R/15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP AND FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED, BUT OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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