The 1995 Jayco Designer has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 6,961 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence
OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURNING, AND IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy
FORD IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V286) AND WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR JAYCO AT 1-800-283-8267.
STRUCTURE95V0840001995-05-01676 affected
Defect
STAPLES WERE USED TO FASTEN THE STEP BOX ON THE REAR CORNERS INSTEAD OF SCREWS.
Consequence
THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON STEPPING ONTO THE STEP BOX COULD CAUSE THE STEP TO BREAK LOOSE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SUPPORT KIT WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO ANGLED BRACKETS AND ADDITIONAL SCREWS TO SUPPORT THE STEP BOX.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
1fires
STRUCTURE
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My name [xxx] I am a fire fighter with mendon fire department we had a fire on 09/12/2015 do to refrigerator norcold according to the firemarshal's investigation. We just bought the trailer 08/27/2015 and on the night of 09/12/2015 about 1 am I woke up and looked out thewindow noticing a glowing…”
“My name is bill compton and I am a deputy with the kentucky fire marshal's office. I was dispatched to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fire in a 5th wheel camper. The 5th wheel camper was jayco designer series produced on 4-21-95 with a vin# indications are the fire started in the…”
“Three tires had blown out in the last year. The most recent blow out was on 7/04/2003. Front and rear driver side tire blew out while driving due to tread separation. *ak *ph *jb”
“The 5th wheel trailer exterior fiberglass sidings are coming apart where the siding may fall off which may cause an accident. Dealer cannot determine problem. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Jayco Designer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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