NHTSA Campaign 10V413000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Issued by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY · Reported Sep 16, 2010 · 322 vehicles affected

What's wrong

KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011 ALPINE, AVALANCHE, FUZION, LAREDO, MONTANA, AND MOUNTAINEER FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 19, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.

Consequence

THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

KEYSTONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KEYSTONE ALPINE 2011 322
KEYSTONE AVALANCHE 2011 322
KEYSTONE FUZION 2011 322
KEYSTONE LAREDO 2011 322
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2011 322
KEYSTONE MOUNTAINEER 2011 322

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V413000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.