The 2012 Jayco White Hawk has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 49,563 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT17V7460002017-11-2149,563 affected
Defect
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,…
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…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STEERING
1
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Entering express way a truck was turing the car was so close not letting truck turn which started to speed to go faster than truck”
“Entering express way a truck was turing the car was so close not letting truck turn which started to speed to go faster than truck”
“Had 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…”
“Purchased 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…”
“I 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…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Jayco White Hawk as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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