The defect
Jayco Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2017 Designer fifth wheel recreational trailers equipped with the disk brake option. The steel rim of the spare tire may rub against the brake caliper.
The risk
The interference may generate enough heat to cause the tire to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare wheel with an aluminum rim with a new spare, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Jayco's number for the recall is 9901347.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jayco Fifth Wheel Designer | 2017 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM
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 Designer | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 2017
9 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the wheels; Jayco, Inc. filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 17V772000 1 Dec 2017 | MV Agusta USA, LLC |
| 17V635000 9 Oct 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V499000 10 Aug 2017 | Streetcar ORV LLC |
| 17V486000 2 Aug 2017 | CSI Emergency Apparatus, LLC |
| 17V467000 21 Jul 2017 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 17V311000 11 May 2017 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 17V279000 26 Apr 2017 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 17V248000 10 Apr 2017 | PROLine Products LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017