- Vehicles
- 1,529
- Built between
- Mar 2015 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 June 2015
- Repaired
- 82%
- Unrepaired
- 124
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2015 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Dutchmen AeroliteBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Dutchmen DenaliBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Dutchmen KodiakBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Dutchmen VoltageBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone AlpineBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone AvalancheBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone BulletBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone CarbonBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone CougarBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone FuzionBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone ImpactBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone LaredoBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone MontanaBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone Montana High CountryBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone OutbackBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone PassportBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone RaptorBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2015 Keystone SprinterBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
Repair progress
124 of 1,529 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
82% repaired — 1,250 of 1,529 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 10
- Scrapped or exported
- 145
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 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.
What could happen
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2015 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 May 2015
- Owners notified18 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 82% 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 27 May 2015.
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 at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 15-225.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15-225
- 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.