2017 Jayco White Hawk: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2017 Jayco White Hawk has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 2 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on June 4, 2021, 1,933 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Travel trailer. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Thor Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns in total: 3 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V425000 | June 4, 2021 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jayco Designer, 2017-2021 Eagle HT, Eagle, Jay Feather, Jay Flight SLX, Jay Flight, North Point, Octane Superlite, Pinnacle, White Hawk, 2017-2020 Eagle HT, 2018-2021 Jay Flight… | Dealers will replace the regulator and test the propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2021. Owners may contact Jayco… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V290000 | May 1, 2017 | Interior Lighting | Jayco Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2017 Jay Flight Bungalow, Hummingbird, White Hawk, Jay Flight SLX, Jay Feather 7, Jay Feather and Jay Flight fifth wheel recreational trailers. The LED ceiling lights may produce excessive… | Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected LED ceiling lights with a different light, free of charge. The recall began on May 24, 2017. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 16V560000 | July 27, 2016 | Electrical System | 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… | 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… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
2 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 2 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 2 | 100% | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 50% | |
| Structure | 1 | 50% | |
| Wheels | 1 | 50% |
Complaint excerpts
The 2 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
TRAILER HAS BEEN USED LESS THAN 10 TIMES SINCE NEW; SO FAR, TWICE INTO SHOP FOR HEATER..MOUNTS CAME LOOSE AND HEATER FELL OVER, SECOND TIME FOR THERMAL SWITCH. NOW IN SHOP FOR MAIN SLIDE OUT TO REPLACE GEAR BOX ($700). MAGNET ON RIGHT FORWARD WHEEL WAS NEVER INSTALLED PROPERLY IT HAD NO RETAINING CLIPS AND WAS FLOATING IN THE DRUM ($275). KITCHEN SLIDE OUT WAS DRAGGING FLOOR AND I...ME.. HAD TO TRIM 1/2 INCH OFF BOTTOM OF CABINETS. FENDER SKIRTS BOTH BLEW OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY ME $120. THIS TRAILER IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN USED LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES WITH SOME MAJOR …
VEHICLE WITH APPROX 4000 MILES SINCE NEW SUFFERED A BLOW OUT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE IN MOTION, TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. THIS ALMOST NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WAS DELIVERED WITH PROVIDER ST205 75R14 TIRES "MADE IN CHINA." THIS LOW MILEAGE TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY, TRAFFIC AFTER DARK AND EXPOSED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TOW VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES TO EXTREME DANGER, POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TOW VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE FORCED TO EXIT AND AWAIT ASSISTANCE AFTER DARK, LATE AT NIGHT IN A VERY DANGEROUS …
Chassis
Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.
NHTSA investigations
| Action number | Subject | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ17002 | Close Equipment Query | July 21, 2017 | July 2, 2019 | 17E046000 |
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
No Transport Canada notice in this dataset lists this model year.
Related model years
- 2016 Jayco White Hawk
- 2018 Jayco White Hawk
- Jayco White Hawk, all years
- 2017 Airstream Basecamp (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Cherokee (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Flagstaff (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Rockwood (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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