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SevereNHTSA·11V495000·Announced 2011-10-11

Jayco Recalls 2007-2008 Travel Trailers Due to Insufficient Tire Clearance

Jayco is recalling 2007-2008 Jay Feather LGT travel trailers because tires may contact the wheel well, increasing crash risk.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect increases the risk of a crash, injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for significant injury or death reports.

Plain-English summary

Jayco, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Jay Feather LGT travel trailers manufactured between October 9, 2006, and April 17, 2008. The recall affects 2,444 units.

These travel trailers may have insufficient clearance between the tires and the wheel well. This condition could allow the tires to contact the wheel well, which increases the risk of a crash, injury, or death.

Jayco will notify owners, and Jayco dealers will add a spacer to increase the distance between the axle and the wheel well. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on November 11, 2011. Owners may contact Jayco at 1-800-283-8267 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
JAYCO TRAVEL TRAILERS, JAYCO TRAVEL TRAILER redundant JAY FEATHER LGT, JAY FEATHER LGT
Brand
JAYCO TRAVEL TRAILERS
Manufacturer
JAYCO, INC.
Category
Vehicle — Travel Trailer
Hazard
Affected units
2,444

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • redundant JAY FEATHER LGT
  • JAY FEATHER LGT

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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