2012 Jayco Jay Flight
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2012 Jayco Jay Flight. Newest first.
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling various 2002-2016 recreational vehicles equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V746-9524.pdf. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Jayco will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.
Jayco IS recalling certain model year 2012 jay flight bungalow travel trailers, manufactured from march 19, 2012, through march 27, 2012. the load range and the cold tire inflation pressure on these trailers are incorrectly identified. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, tire…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Relying on the a misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications or tire inflation which could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the labels with a correct label. The recall will begin in may 2012. owners should contact jayco at 574-825-0608.
Jayco IS recalling certain model year 2012 jay flight and eagle super lite ½ ton travel trailers manufactured from october 6, 2011, through october 17, 2011. The power converters may have been built with an undersized input coil, which may cause overheating, smoking, and melting of the converter.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could result in a fire, injury or death.
Remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and jayco dealers will repair the travel trailers as necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on february 17, 2012. owners may contact jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
Owner complaints
3 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Tires
TL* the contact owns a 2012 jayco jay flight equipped with goodyear marathon tires, size: 225/75r/15 (na). The contact stated that the center passenger side tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to the tire shop and four brand new tires were installed, but of a different brand. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dot number was unknown. The approximate tire and vehicle failure mileage was 1,500.
- Latches/locks/linkages
TL* the contact owns a 2012 jayco j flight travel trailer. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v585000 ( latches/locks/linkages ) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Equipment › Other › Owners/service/other manual · Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer · Structure · Trailer hitches
Gross and hitch weight of travel trailer/towing safety. the consumer and his wife had difficulty towing the trailer, especially when it was windy or when a large truck was passing. the consumer took the trailer to be weighed, and it was discovered the weight on the trailer exceeded the amount…
Gross and hitch weight of travel trailer/towing safety. the consumer and his wife had difficulty towing the trailer, especially when it was windy or when a large truck was passing. the consumer took the trailer to be weighed, and it was discovered the weight on the trailer exceeded the amount that was advertised both in the brochure and on the sticker on trailer. The consumer stated that trailer was unsafe to tow behind a vehicle. Prior to purchasing the trailer, the consumer showed the salesperson the towing capacity information for their vehicle. The documentation provided to the consumer stated the hitch weight for the trailer was 780 pounds. Based on that information, the salesperson at the dealer advised the consumer the trailer was within weight that could safely tow the vehicle. The consumer believed the documentation provided to him, by the dealership fraudulently misrepresented the weight of the trailer. ...Updated 11-06-13 *bf
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10211966Jayco and entegra coach storage tips. Instructions for storing jayco and entegra coach diesel pushers.
- 10172531Informational bulletin for repair that requires the removal of pullout cabinet extension drawers.
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