NHTSA Campaign 10V413000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 10V413000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed the report for 10V413000 with NHTSA on September 16, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V413000, NHTSA lists up to 322 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 19, 2010 and September 1, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V413000 were scheduled from September 24, 2010, 8 days after the report.
10V413000 covers 4 models from Keystone, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V413000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V413000 vehicles, the 2011 Keystone Montana has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V413000 ranks 14 of 27 KEYSTONE RV COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 10V413000, KEYSTONE RV COMPANY has 3 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 10V413000 was 09V228000, reported on June 18, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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.
- Notes
- KEYSTONE'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10-147.
Reported September 16, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V413000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V413000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 16, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted