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1998 Jayco Superlite 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 Mar 17, 2020
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 Aug 3, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Jayco Superlite. 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

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Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 17, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JAYCO MELBOURNE PRESTIGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V845000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DUNLAP FAMILY RV OF CHATTANOOGA DEALER, 360 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, RINGGOLD, GA 30736, AND WAS INFORMED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11318404
Incident
Dec 14, 2019
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 30, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAYCO DESIGNER (NA) TRAILER MODEL NO: 35RLTS (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER SPRING HOLDER DETATCHED FROM THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

NHTSA ID
10899573
Incident
May 24, 2016
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JAYCO FEATHER LITE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED WATER DURING WET CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
10628135
Incident
Jul 28, 2014
Other / unspecifiedVisibility
Filed May 12, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1974 CHEVROLET 3 1/4 TON K20. THE VEHICLE HAS TRIPLE EDGE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES MANUFACTURED BY JAMAK FABRICATIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS BUILDUP OF SILICONE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO BECOME EXTREMELY CLOUDY, SIMILAR TO DRIVING THROUGH A DEEP FOG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED THAT THE BUILDUP WAS NORMAL AND COULD EASILY BE WASHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE ADJUSTER ADVISED THE BUILDUP WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY.

NHTSA ID
10330076
Incident
Mar 9, 2007
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 3, 2005

AXLES RATED BELOW GVWR. *NM

NHTSA ID
10131412
Incident
Apr 5, 2005

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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