2017 Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Feather Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 40%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the body and structure of the 2017 Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Feather, 40% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We were driving home pulling are 2017 jayco jay flight slx 264bhw at 65 MPH on I 10 west on are way home. A trucker had passed us and I had noticed some debris flying out from the back of my trailer hitting cars behind me I slowed down and exited the freeway. I started to look around the trailer and found that the under side of the trailer had come loose and when it hit the ground it exploded and the pieces of the debris I had seen were the plastic belly coming off and the insulation this could be a danger to car following to close.”
NHTSA complaint #11208861, filed 2019-05, 96,000 miles“The rear bunk end door on this 2017 Jayco Jay Feather X17Z hybrid travel trailer does not fully latch or lock while traveling at highway speeds due to a known widespread manufacturing defect. Jayco factory installed canvas retainer strips with no pre-drilled holes and no washers causing the plastic retainer strip to crack and fail. This caused the entire rear bunk end frame to shift out of alignment making it impossible for the door latch to fully engage while towing at highway speeds. This is a documented defect affecting hundreds of identical units. …”
NHTSA complaint #11735993, filed 2026-05Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 40% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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