- Vehicles
- 3,585
- Built between
- Oct 2007 – Jul 2008
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 October 2015
- Repaired
- 30%
- Unrepaired
- 1,878
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2007 and July 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2009 Keystone BIG SKYBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
- 2008-2009 Keystone ChallengerBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
- 2008-2009 Keystone EverestBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
- 2008-2009 Keystone FuzionBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
- 2008-2009 Keystone MontanaBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
- 2008-2009 Keystone RaptorBuilt October 2007 to July 2008
Repair progress
1,878 of 3,585 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
30% repaired — 1,083 of 3,585 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 246
- Scrapped or exported
- 378
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 2008-2009 Big Sky, Challenger, Everest, Fuzion, Montana, and Raptor travel trailers and fifth wheels equipped with an IOTA ITS-50R transfer switch. These transfer switches, used in vehicles wired to be powered by a generator, may fail when exposed to elevated electrical loads and used in higher ambient temperatures.
What could happen
As the transfer switch fails, it may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Keystone will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IOTA ITS-50R transfer switch with a different brand transfer switch, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2007 to July 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 September 2015
- Owners notified8 October 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 30% 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 4 September 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 by calling 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 15-234.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15-234
- 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.