The defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jay Feather, Jay Flight, Jay Flight SLX, Eagle, White Hawk, and Octane travel trailers manufactured January 5, 2016, to July 18, 2016, equipped with a Sway Command anti-sway system. When connected to certain tow vehicles that have an integrated brake controller, and after the anti-sway system has applied the trailer brakes in response to a sway event, the trailer brakes may no longer function to slow or stop the trailer.
The risk
A loss of trailer brakes may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will remove the Sway Command system from the affected travel trailers, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2016. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901308.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jayco Fifth Wheel Eagle | 2016 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer Eagle | 2017 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Feather | 2016, 2017 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight | 2016, 2017 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight SLX | 2016, 2017 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer Octane | 2016, 2017 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk | 2016, 2017 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayco Fifth Wheel Eagle | 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer Eagle | 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Feather | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Feather | 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight | 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight | 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight SLX | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight SLX | 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer Octane | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer Octane | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk | 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk | 2017 | 2 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2016
92 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electrical system; Jayco, Inc. filed 204 campaigns in all.
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| 16V950000 23 Dec 2016 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 16V923000 22 Dec 2016 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 16V920000 21 Dec 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V915000 21 Dec 2016 | Bluecar SAS |
| 16V919000 21 Dec 2016 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016