- Vehicles
- 910
- Built between
- Aug 2015 – Aug 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 August 2017
- Repaired
- 54%
- Unrepaired
- 290
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2015 and August 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016-2017 Keystone OutbackBuilt August 2015 to August 2016
Repair progress
290 of 910 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.
54% repaired — 487 of 910 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 18
- Scrapped or exported
- 115
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 2016-2017 Keystone Outback travel trailers, models 220URB, 240URS, 250URS, 255UBH, and 293UBH. The affected vehicles were built with an incorrect drawbar installed to tow the travel trailer.
What could happen
Under certain conditions while traveling, the drawbar may bend, affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Keystone will notify owners, and dealers will bolt on a reinforcement channel over the existing drawbar attachment of the frame, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2015 to August 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 July 2017
- Owners notified28 August 2017
- Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 54% 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 13 July 2017.
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 17-290.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 17-290
- 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.