diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index 34eaf84fc0e..325ad6b74a2 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1131,15 +1131,15 @@ void RecordDeclaration(int modifiers):
   }
   t=<IDENTIFIER> {checkForBadTypeIdentifierUsage(t.image); jjtThis.setImage(t.image);}
   [ TypeParameters() ]
-  "(" RecordComponents() ")"
+  RecordComponentList()
   [ ImplementsList() ]
   RecordBody()
 }
 
-void RecordComponents() :
+void RecordComponentList() :
 {}
 {
-   RecordComponent() ("," RecordComponent())*
+  "(" RecordComponent() ("," RecordComponent())* ")"
 }
 
 void RecordComponent():
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponents.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponentList.java
similarity index 62%
rename from pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponents.java
rename to pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponentList.java
index 527ad8c2e76..ca3108235ca 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponents.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponentList.java
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@
  *
  * <pre class="grammar">
  *
- * RecordComponents ::= {@linkplain ASTRecordComponent RecordComponent} ( "," {@linkplain ASTRecordComponent RecordComponent} )*
+ * RecordComponentList ::= "("       {@linkplain ASTRecordComponent RecordComponent}
+ *                             ( "," {@linkplain ASTRecordComponent RecordComponent} )* ")"
  *
  * </pre>
  */
 @Experimental
-public class ASTRecordComponents extends AbstractJavaNode {
-    ASTRecordComponents(int id) {
+public class ASTRecordComponentList extends AbstractJavaNode {
+    ASTRecordComponentList(int id) {
         super(id);
     }
 
-    ASTRecordComponents(JavaParser p, int id) {
+    ASTRecordComponentList(JavaParser p, int id) {
         super(p, id);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.java
index 924b95a8188..ddc805d6010 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * RecordDeclaration ::= "record"
  *                       &lt;IDENTIFIER&gt;
  *                       {@linkplain ASTTypeParameters TypeParameters}?
- *                       "(" {@linkplain ASTRecordComponents RecordComponents} ")"
+ *                       {@linkplain ASTRecordComponentList RecordComponents}
  *                       {@linkplain ASTImplementsList ImplementsList}?
  *                       {@linkplain ASTRecordBody RecordBody}
  *
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserDecoratedVisitor.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserDecoratedVisitor.java
index cc67518b6a4..a7f99ff1a3a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserDecoratedVisitor.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserDecoratedVisitor.java
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ public Object visit(ASTRecordDeclaration node, Object data) {
 
     @Override
     @Experimental
-    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponents node, Object data) {
+    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponentList node, Object data) {
         visitor.visit(node, data);
         return visit((JavaNode) node, data);
     }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorAdapter.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorAdapter.java
index 608caecc6a7..dd25b22a72e 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorAdapter.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorAdapter.java
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public Object visit(ASTRecordDeclaration node, Object data) {
 
     @Override
     @Experimental
-    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponents node, Object data) {
+    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponentList node, Object data) {
         return visit((JavaNode) node, data);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorDecorator.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorDecorator.java
index 6833b148699..3aeb67f59a8 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorDecorator.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorDecorator.java
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ public Object visit(ASTRecordDeclaration node, Object data) {
 
     @Override
     @Experimental
-    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponents node, Object data) {
+    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponentList node, Object data) {
         return visitor.visit(node, data);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.java
index e54b54800e5..37557fef305 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordBody;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordBodyDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordComponent;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordComponents;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordComponentList;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordConstructorDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTRecordDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTReferenceType;
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ public Object visit(ASTRecordDeclaration node, Object data) {
 
     @Override
     @Experimental
-    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponents node, Object data) {
+    public Object visit(ASTRecordComponentList node, Object data) {
         return visit((JavaNode) node, data);
     }
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Java14PreviewTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Java14PreviewTest.java
index 0478d23a7e0..163cfee6738 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Java14PreviewTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Java14PreviewTest.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public void recordPoint() {
         ASTCompilationUnit compilationUnit = java14p.parseResource("Point.java");
         ASTRecordDeclaration recordDecl = compilationUnit.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTRecordDeclaration.class);
         Assert.assertEquals("Point", recordDecl.getImage());
-        List<ASTRecordComponent> components = recordDecl.getFirstChildOfType(ASTRecordComponents.class)
+        List<ASTRecordComponent> components = recordDecl.getFirstChildOfType(ASTRecordComponentList.class)
                 .findChildrenOfType(ASTRecordComponent.class);
         Assert.assertEquals(2, components.size());
         Assert.assertEquals("x", components.get(0).getImage());