NHTSA Campaign 04V157000

TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Issued by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY · Reported Mar 31, 2004 · 71 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MODEL RP3612 DS FW FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, CRACKING IN THE STEEL SURROUNDING THE PINBOX (HITCH) CAN OCCUR. THE CRACKS ARE SPECIFICALLY IN THE ATTACHMENT WELDS BETWEEN THE PINBOX AND THE SURROUNDING FRAME STRUCTURE.

Consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE PINBOX FROM THE FRAME INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINBOX WITH AN AIR-RIDE PINBOX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KEYSTONE AT 1-866-425-4369.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KEYSTONE RAPTOR 2004 71

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V157000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.