Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V594000

Electrical system

KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-11-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V594000

Electrical system

Component: Electrical system
Manufacturer: KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 6,297
Reported to NHTSA: 2010-11-23
Owners notified: 2010-12-14

Defect description

KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS WITH A GENERATOR READY OPTION. IF THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS NOT INSTALLED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS, THE ELEVATED ELECTRICAL LOADS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE USE IN HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE LUGS AND DEGRADING OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.

Safety risk

OVERHEATING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TRANSFER SWITCH IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY WAS SUPERCEDED BY CAMPAIGN 11V-577. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.

Notes

KEYSTONE SAFETY RECALL NO. 10-153.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

24 model years across 10 models.

Model	Years on record
KEYSTONE Alpine	2011 2010
KEYSTONE Avalanche	2011 2010
KEYSTONE Challenger	2010 2009
KEYSTONE Everest	2010 2009
KEYSTONE Fuzion	2011 2010 2009
KEYSTONE Montana	2011 2010 2009
KEYSTONE Montana High Country	2011 2010
KEYSTONE Montana-BIG SKY	2011 2010 2009
KEYSTONE Montana-Mountaineer	2011 2010
KEYSTONE Raptor	2011 2010 2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.