NHTSA Campaign 10V063000

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

Issued by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY · Reported Feb 25, 2010 · 2,893 vehicles affected

What's wrong

KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 COUGAR AND LAREDO TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A LIMITED NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH ITS SPARE TIRE CARRIERS IN PARTICULAR, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIERS, WHEN COMBINED WITH A 16" SPARE TIRE AND WHEN INSTALLED ON THE BUMPER OF A SLIDE OUT BIKE/STORAGE RACK, MAY BREAK OR CRACK AFTER TIME CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF.

Consequence

IF THE TIRE CARRIER FAILS CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME LOOSE, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Remedy

THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER WITH A NEW SPARE TIRE CARRIER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ONMARCH 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE AT 1-866-425-4369.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KEYSTONE COUGAR 2008 2,893
KEYSTONE COUGAR 2009 2,893
KEYSTONE COUGAR 2010 2,893
KEYSTONE LAREDO 2008 2,893
KEYSTONE LAREDO 2009 2,893
KEYSTONE LAREDO 2010 2,893

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V063000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.