2007 Jayco Designer: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2007 Jayco Designer
No owner has filed a defect report with NHTSA about the 2007 Jayco Designer. That is not a clean bill of health — it usually means few were sold, or the year is too new for problems to have surfaced.
Recalls on the 2007 model year
NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns covering the 2007 Jayco Designer, affecting an estimated 374 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover equipment:other:labels, structure and electrical system:wiring. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
398 vehicles 2007-04-27- Defect
- Certain fifth wheel travel trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, 'tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars.' the federal identification label contains the incorrect tire load range and inflation pressures.
- Consequence
- This standard specifies tire and rim selection requirements and rim marking requirements.
- Remedy
- The incorrect label will be removed and a new correct label will be installed. The recall began on may 15, 2007. Owners may contact jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
STRUCTURE
561 vehicles 2007-03-20- Defect
- On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with hickory springs 'big easy triple steps,' an improper engagement of the bottom step pivot arm with the formed stop edge of the middle step support bracket can result in the bottom step rotating to an unsafe downward angle.
- Consequence
- A person could be injured should the step give way while being used to enter or exit the trailer.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the trailers for the manufacturing date sticker to verify the date of production of the step and, if necessary, will weld stock to each side of the lower (triple) step stop edges. The recall began on march 30, 2007. Owners may contact jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
260 vehicles 2006-08-31- Defect
- On certain fifth wheel trailers, a jumper wire between the two neutral bars is not of adequate gauge.
- Consequence
- This condition, if not addressed, could result in an electrical fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the 12/14 gauge jumper wire with a 6 gauge jumper wire free of charge. The recall began on september 1, 2006. Owners may contact jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Jayco Designer
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed