NHTSA Campaign 11V322000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Issued by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY · Reported Jun 13, 2011 · 197 vehicles affected

What's wrong

KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 COUGAR HIGH COUNTRY TRAVEL TRAILERS PRODUCED FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2010, THROUGH MAY 26, 2011, FOR HAVING 4400 POUND AXLES INSTALLED INSTEAD OF 5200 POUND AXLES. IF A VEHICLE IS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM STATED GVWR OF 10,000 POUNDS, THE 4400 POUND AXLE WILL BE OVERLOADED.

Consequence

OVERLOADING THE AXLE COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE RISK OF AXLE FAILURE, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AXLES WITH THE CORRECT ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KEYSTONE COUGAR HIGH COUNTRY 2011 197
KEYSTONE COUGAR HIGH COUNTRY 2012 197

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V322000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.