2013 Jayco WHITE HAWK: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
2,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 model year. Data updated: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Most common problems
Suspension is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
Suspension: 1; Wheels: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 1 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
2014: 1
Pattern summary
Suspension leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10607954 · 2014-07-03 (July 3, 2014)
JAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10607954 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
13V168000 · Equipment
Reported: 2013-04-30 (April 30, 2013)
Jayco is recalling certain model year 2013-14 Eagle Premiere, Jay Feather Ultra Lite, Jay Flight, Jay Flight Swift, Octane, and White Hawk; model year 2013 Eagle, Eagle HT, Jay Flight Bungalow, Jay Flight Destination, Pinnacle, Redhawk and Seismic; and model year 2014 Precept recreational vehicles. In these vehicles, if the awning installation sequence is not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowingly become damaged.
Consequence: If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Jayco will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the awning motor free of charge. The recall began on May 23, 2013. Owners may contact Jacyo at 1-800-283-8267 for more information.
NHTSA campaign record ↗17V746000 · Equipment
Reported: 2017-11-21 (November 21, 2017)
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 as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf
Consequence: 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.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 125.0%ODI 10914436 · 10,000 miPURCHASED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL THIS WHITEHAWK. NOTICED EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON THE TRAILER SO DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT SOME 2012 WHITEHAWKS HAD THE WRONG AXLES INSTALLED. JAYCO DID NOT RECALL ANY OF THESE WHITE HAWKS. I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR ON A MISS-ASSEMBLY AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES PREMATURELY. | 1100.0%ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Tires | 125.0%ODI 10605223 · 2,000 miI HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN JULY OF 2013 WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THE TRAILER. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER NOT KNOWING THE REASON FOR THE BLOW-OUT. I HAD MONITORED MY TIRES FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, OF WHICH I PROBABLY PUT ANOTHER 2,000 MILES ON THE TRAILER) AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE WEARING VERY UNEVEN. SO MUCH SO THAT THE OUTSIDE TREAD OF A TIRE WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TREAD AND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE FULL TREAD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTER… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 11021797 · 2,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JAYCO WHITE HAWK EQUIPPED WITH TOWMAX STR POWER KING TOWMAX (NA) TIRES, SIZE: ST225/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND EXPOSED THE CROSSMEMBER OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DIALED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14… |
| Service Brakes | 125.0%ODI 10914437 · 10,000 miHAD TO CHANGE AXLES ON WHITE HAWK AND THE GUY DOING THE WORK NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MISSING A BUSHING ON THE ACTUATOR ARM. HE SAID IN THE 15 YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES DUE TO THE OMISSION OF THIS PART. DEXTER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Steering | 125.0%ODI 11011579 · 30 miENTERING EXPRESS WAY A TRUCK WAS TURING THE CAR WAS SO CLOSE NOT LETTING TRUCK TURN WHICH STARTED TO SPEED TO GO FASTER THAN TRUCK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 125.0%ODI 11011579 · 30 miENTERING EXPRESS WAY A TRUCK WAS TURING THE CAR WAS SO CLOSE NOT LETTING TRUCK TURN WHICH STARTED TO SPEED TO GO FASTER THAN TRUCK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Wheels | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | Too few reports for a range | 2,000 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… |
| Wheels | Too few reports for a range | 2,000 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… |
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2013: 1 complaints · 2014: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Suspension | Wheels |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | — | 1ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… |
| Wheels | 1ODI 10607954 · 2,000 miJAYCO SHIPPED EARLY MODEL YEAR WHITE HAWK TRAVEL TRAILERS WITH 2 3/8" AXLES (42" WIDE STANCE AXLE SPACING). DURING TURNING THE WIDE STANCE AXLES ARE BENDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO AXLE, BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND TIRES, BECAUSE THE AXLES CAN'T HOLD UP TO THE WEIGHT . TIRES ARE GETTING EXCESSIVE INSIDE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD, AXLES ARE BENDING, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CATCHING FIRE. SEE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.JAYCOOWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=15137 REGARDING OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. JAYCO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SO IS DEXTER AXLE.… | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.