Keystone Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Keystone is recalling about 1,957 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.

Campaign
14V136000
Manufacturer
Keystone RV Company
Reported
21 March 2014
Vehicles
1,957
Built between
Mar 2013 – Jan 2014
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 April 2014
Repaired
75%
Unrepaired
272

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and January 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014 Keystone AlpineBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
  • 2014 Keystone BIG SKYBuilt October 2013 to December 2013
  • 2014 Keystone Dutchmen InfinityBuilt May 2013 to June 2013
  • 2014 Keystone Dutchmen VoltageBuilt April 2013 to September 2013
  • 2014 Keystone FuzionBuilt August 2013 to January 2014
  • 2013-2014 Keystone MontanaBuilt March 2013 to June 2013

Repair progress

272 of 1,957 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.

75% repaired — 1,477 of 1,957 reported

Owners not reachable
39
Scrapped or exported
169

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Montana, 2014 Alpine, Big Sky, and Fuzion, and 2014 Dutchmen Infinity and Voltage fifth wheel trailers equipped with Frigidaire KG series microwaves, models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS, manufactured January 27, 2013, through April 10, 2013, in the serial number range KG30607951 through KG31600670. In the affected vehicles, the microwave may start on its own and begin heating when unattended.

What could happen

If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.

What gets fixed

Keystone will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to January 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 March 2014
  3. Owners notified30 April 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 75% repaired

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 21 March 2014.

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 Customer Service by calling 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 14-204.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
14-204
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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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