Keystone RV Company: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Keystone RV Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 27, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,529. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2015 Keystone Sprinter, Cougar, Montana, Montana High Country, Outback, Bullet, Avalanche, Alpine, Fuzion, Impact, Laredo, Raptor, Carbon, and Passport, and Dutchmen Kodiak, Aerolite, Denali, and Voltage vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
The risk
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Keystone has notified owners, and dealers will replace the screws that secure the drive chain, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2015. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 15-225.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Dutchmen Aerolite | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Dutchmen Denali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Dutchmen Kodiak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Dutchmen Voltage | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Keystone Alpine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Avalanche | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Bullet | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Carbon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Cougar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Fuzion | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Impact | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Laredo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Montana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Montana High Country | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Outback | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Passport | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Raptor | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Keystone Sprinter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V317000.
Full record for the 2015 Dutchmen Aerolite → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →