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Jayco Designer

Every Jayco Designer model year on file, 1991 to 2010. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years387 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years181991 to 2010
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins20Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03691219911993199611199820002002200420072010
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Tires leads the Jayco Designer complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires
12
Structure
10
Electrical system
7
Equipment
4
Trailer hitches
3
Brakes
1
Engine and cooling
1
Wheels
1
Suspension
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Jayco Designer model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Jayco Designer by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2010Trailer10.0100302
2009Trailer1100.0100202
2008Trailer2100.0200401
2007Not decoded0NoneNone301
2005Not decoded0NoneNone201
2004Trailer20.0100101
2003Not decoded0NoneNone221
2002Not decoded10.0100421
2001Not decoded0NoneNone301
2000Trailer540.0250501
1999Trailer60.0200301
1998Not decoded20.0200301
1997Not decoded110.01,100511
1996Trailer30.0150201
1995Trailer450.0200201
1993Not decoded0NoneNone101
1992Not decoded0NoneNone201
1991Not decoded0NoneNone201
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Jayco Designer

  • 17V-746 Nov 21, 2017
    List of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V746-9524.pdf
    Equipment · 50k vehicles
  • 12V-347 Jul 23, 2012
    Jayco is recalling certain model year 2007 Greyhawk Class C motorhomes; model year 2008 and 2010 Seneca Class C motorhomes; model year 2009 and…
    Electrical system · 908 vehicles
  • 10V-424 Sep 21, 2010
    Plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat
    Equipment · 207 vehicles
  • 10V-021 Jan 26, 2010
    In the presence of moisture, a remote activation module for the leveling jack may activate autonomously without the use of the remote control
    Equipment · 354 vehicles
  • 08V-300 Jul 3, 2008
    Electrical short can occur if the metal terminal rubber crimp cap was not installed correctly
    Electrical system · 156 vehicles
  • 08V-243 Jun 3, 2008
    Fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak
    Equipment · 74 vehicles
  • 08V-100 Mar 5, 2008
    Jayco is recalling 106 my 2008 designer fifth wheel trailers failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.…
    Equipment · 106 vehicles
  • 07V-185 Apr 27, 2007
    Certain fifth wheel travel trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, 'tire selection and rims…
    Equipment · 398 vehicles
  • 07V-118 Mar 20, 2007
    On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with hickory springs 'big easy triple steps,' an improper engagement of the bottom step pivot…
    Structure · 561 vehicles
  • 06V-331 Aug 31, 2006
    On certain fifth wheel trailers, a jumper wire between the two neutral bars is not of adequate gauge
    Electrical system · 260 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.