Brand new travel trailer delivered from the factory with damaged brake electrical connector to the ABS Module. This resulted in an immediate and total loss of trailer braking capability while towing the vehicle, creating an extreme safety hazard and increased stopping distances on public roads. I was able to reach my destination with extreme caution and upon investigation I found the clip that’s supposed to keep the connector securely in place, completely severed and the entire harness loose and disconnected.
2026 Keystone Cougar
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
Most common 2026 Keystone Cougar problems
1 of the 2 complaints (50%) are about the brakes.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body · body and frame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes · brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsCamping world Hamburg delivered to me fifth wheel they Ammit they did not have inspected causing Catastrophic structural frame failure and pin-box cross-member buckling (Frame Flex) engineered within the upper deck chassis frame. This structural failure has caused widespread, secondary body panel collapse, including deep spiderweb fractures tearing through the upper fiberglass radius wall paneling, vertical trim moldings violently warping and splitting open, and the upper passenger-side roof cap seam ripping completely open. The failed components have been placed under an immediate "no-tow" safety mandate to preserve evidence and are fully available for a driveway physical evaluation or engineering laser-scan upon request at my residence.
All 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2004| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.