Keystone Electrical System: 12V/24V/48V Battery

Keystone is recalling about 764 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Should the battery wire become direct shorted to the ground, it is not protected by the circuit breaker and the wire could become hot, melt and possibly result in a fire.

Campaign
05V500000
Manufacturer
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Reported
2 November 2005
Vehicles
764
Built between
Jul 2005 – Sep 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 November 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2005 and September 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Keystone LaredoBuilt July 2005 to September 2005

What the defect is

On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers, the wiring from the battery circuit breakers is wired on the unprotected side of the circuit breaker.

What could happen

Should the battery wire become direct shorted to the ground, it is not protected by the circuit breaker and the wire could become hot, melt and possibly result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL UNHOOK THE BATTERY WIRE AND MOVE IT FROM THE UNPROTECTED SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE PROTECTED SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FREEOF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2005 to September 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 November 2005
  3. Owners notified7 November 2005

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 November 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact keystone at 866-425-4369.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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