Keystone Suspension

Keystone is recalling about 85 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. The spindle will separate from the axle tube and the wheel and hub assembly will come off the vehicle which could result in a crash without prior warning.

Campaign
06V145000
Manufacturer
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Reported
2 May 2006
Vehicles
85
Built between
Apr 2006 – Apr 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 April 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2006 and April 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Keystone CougarBuilt April 2006 to April 2006

What the defect is

Certain travel and fifth wheel trailers may have a deficient axle weld joint between the axle tube and spindle.

What could happen

The spindle will separate from the axle tube and the wheel and hub assembly will come off the vehicle which could result in a crash without prior warning.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE AXLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2006 to April 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2006
  3. Owners notified27 April 2006

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 May 2006.

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 1-866-425-4369.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
06-069
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

Keystone recall no. 06-069. 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.

Same component

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