EquipmentRecall 15V-409 · Keystone vehicles
Keystone RV Company recall 15V-409 covers 537 Keystone vehicles for a equipment problem, reported to NHTSA on June 29, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q4) shows 33% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V409000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2013 Montana trailers, models 3100RL, 3150RL13, 3400RL, 3402RL, 3582RL, 3625RE, 3725RL, 3750FL, and 3900FB, manufactured November 12, 2012, to January 30, 2013, and 2014 Mountaineer trailers, models 331RLT, 356TBF and 375FLF, manufactured August 21, 2013, to September 18, 2013. In all models except the Mountaineer 375FLF, the rear windows are labeled with an exit sticker, but the rear window is not intended to be a secondary emergency exit. With the Mountaineer 375FLF, the rear window is intended as the secondary emergency exit, but it may be blocked by the rear ladder.
The risk
In the event of an emergency, occupants could try to escape through the rear window, but would not be able to. This delay in their escape may increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Keystone has notified owners, and dealers will remove the emergency exit sticker from the windows that were not intended to be emergency exits. Mountaineer 375FLF vehicles will have the window replaced, so that egress section of the window is on the opposite side of where the ladder is installed. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 9, 2015. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 15-232.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
33%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 58 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from November 12, 2012 to September 18, 2013. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Emergency Exit ObstructionNHTSA