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Keystone CougarYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 151 owner complaints and 48 safety recalls on record for the Keystone Cougar.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints151Top: TiresSafety recalls481999–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Keystone Cougar years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Cougar median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 6 recalls2021Not rated–/1004 complaints · 7 recalls2020Not rated–/1003 complaints · 8 recalls2019Not rated–/1009 complaints · 8 recalls2018Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls2014Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls2013Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1009 complaints · 7 recalls2010Not rated–/10010 complaints · 4 recalls2009Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/1009 complaints · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/1009 complaints · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls2005Not rated–/1007 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/10026 complaints · 3 recalls2003Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Keystone Cougar problems

All model years combined: 151 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires522
Structure421
Equipment253
Suspension200
Electrical system132
Wheels90
Service brakes70
Equipment adaptive/mobility40
Trailer hitches31
10 other systems110
48 recalls

Keystone Cougar recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

77%Springs: coil springs26V-313 · 2024 · May 18, 2026 · 926 vehicles93%Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly24V-899 · 2025 · Nov 27, 2024 · 303 vehicles63%Emergency: escape/egress/exit23V-169 · 2022–2023 · Mar 16, 2023 · 276 vehicles61%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-604 · 2022 · Aug 9, 2022 · 20,610 vehicles77%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-383 · 2022 · May 27, 2022 · 764 vehicles50%Structure: frame and members22V-209 · 2019–2022 · Mar 31, 2022 · 513 vehicles69%Electrical system22V-144 · 2022 · Mar 11, 2022 · 39,240 vehicles85%Tires22V-105 · 2022 · Feb 23, 2022 · 118 vehicles47%Recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems21V-708 · 2019–2021 · Sep 13, 2021 · 95,885 vehicles44%Structure: frame and members21V-380 · 2017–2021 · May 24, 2021 · 1,990 vehicles61%Electrical system21V-178 · 2021 · Mar 16, 2021 · 31 vehicles78%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers20V-801 · 2021 · Dec 18, 2020 · 347 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 48 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Cougar

  1. CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEELSPE05022 · 2005–2006 · closed Sep 26, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-201