2000 Jayco JB Kiwi recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: 23' travel trailers. The design incorporates all of the liquid storage tanks behind the axle, so that when the tanks are full or other materials are improperly loaded, trailer hitch weight is reduced.
💥 The risk
The vehicle becomes difficult to tow at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add additional weight to the a-frame of the travel trailer, revise the federal and weight labels, and towing instructions, and higher capacity tires will be added to accommodate the added weight.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V169000
- Manufacturer
- JAYCO, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 760
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-877-825-4782
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 22, 2000
- Built
- Aug 1, 1999 – Jun 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 22, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jayco at 1-877-825-4782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).