2000 Jayco Jb Kiwi 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 2000 Jayco Jb Kiwi, 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
- Other / unspecified250.0%
- Heating & air conditioning125.0%
- 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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAYCO JB KIWI. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE FT/175/80D/R13. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FOUR BLOW OUTS. THERE WERE VARIOUS TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE TIRE REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE FT/175/80/R16 WITH A MAX LOAD OF 1,100. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE RV WAS 3,350. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LOAD SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TIRES WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE MAKE, WHICH INEVITABLY CAUSED A FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED CLASS D TIRES; HOWEVER, RIMS WITH A THIRTEEN INCH DIAMETER ARE UNAVAILABLE IN CLASS D. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE UPDATED 03-04-09 *BFFAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. THE CONSUMER WISHED TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. UPDATED 03/05/09. *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK THE TRAILER TO THE DEALER FOR THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE LARGER TIRES WERE INSTALLED BUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO BE ADDED TO THE TRAILER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME (00V-169). *YH
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK THE TRAILER TO THE DEALER FOR THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE LARGER TIRES WERE INSTALLED BUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO BE ADDED TO THE TRAILER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME (00V-169). *YH
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 2000 JAYCO JB KIWI. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE FT/175/80D/R13. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FOUR BLOW OUTS. THERE WERE VARIOUS TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE TIRE REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE FT/175/80/R16 WITH A MAX LOAD OF 1,100. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE RV WAS 3,350. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LOAD SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TIRES WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE MAKE, WHICH INEVITABLY CAUSED A FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED CLASS D TIRES; HOWEVER, RIMS WITH A THIRTEEN INCH DIAMETER ARE UNAVAILABLE IN CLASS D. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE UPDATED 03-04-09 *BFFAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. THE CONSUMER WISHED TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. UPDATED 03/05/09. *JB
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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