Jayco White Hawk, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by Jayco, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 July 2019. 103 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019-2020 White Hawk Travel Trailers. The breakaway switch may have been incorrectly wired, which can cause the trailer brakes to not function in the event of a trailer separation from the tow vehicle.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Jayco's own number for this recall: 9901438. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V516 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V516 cover?
- Jayco White Hawk, model years 2019-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019-2020 White Hawk Travel Trailers. The breakaway switch may have been incorrectly wired, which can cause the trailer brakes to not function in the event of a trailer separation from the tow vehicle.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the trailer separates from the tow vehicle, the breakaway switch may not activate the trailer brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the breakaway switch for proper wiring , rewiring it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 12, 2019. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901438.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Jayco calls this recall 9901438, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the trailer separates from the tow vehicle, the breakaway switch may not activate the trailer brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 19V516 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Jayco, Inc. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Electric |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 July 2019 |
| Model years | 2019-2020 |
| Vehicles named | JAYCO WHITE HAWK |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the trailer separates from the tow vehicle, the breakaway switch may not activate the trailer brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the breakaway switch for proper wiring , rewiring it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 12, 2019. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901438.
What it said before
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The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V516, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v516/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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