The 2011 Jayco Pinnacle has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 845 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT10V5000002010-10-21836 affected
Defect
JAYCO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEELS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 16, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD 35 SERIES RANGE OVENS. A POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SMALL FRACTURE WITHIN THE LINE DELIVERING GAS TO THE OVEN CAVITY BURNER. SUCH A FRACTURE MAY CAUSE PROPANE GAS…
Consequence
A PROPANE LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy
JAYCO IS WORKING WITH ATWOOD AND WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE STOVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ATWOOD AT 1-574-266-4749 OR JAYCO AT 1-574-825-0608.
POWER TRAIN10V4690002010-10-049 affected
Defect
JAYCO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 PINNACLE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
Consequence
THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
JAYCO IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-800-283-8267 AND DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-2164.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
TIRES
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Kept smelling hot wires and burning plastic smell. Service tech was already in campground so we called them over to investigate and they discovered the iota model its-50r automatic transfer switch had burnt wires. Our unit is prepped for a generator but we do not have one installed so we question…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2012 (na) jayco pinnacle equipped with goodyear marathon st tires, size: st235/80r16. While the vehicle was being towed at 55 mph, the driver's side tire experienced a blow out. The rv was taken to an independent mechanic to have the tire replaced. The contact was concerned…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2012 (na) jayco pinnacle equipped with goodyear marathon st tires, size: st235/80r16. While the vehicle was being towed at 55 mph, the driver's side tire experienced a blow out. The rv was taken to an independent mechanic to have the tire replaced. The contact was concerned…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Jayco Pinnacle as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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