NHTSA Campaign 11V577000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V577000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed the report for 11V577000 with NHTSA on December 8, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V577000, NHTSA lists up to 6,101 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V577000 were scheduled from February 24, 2012, 78 days after the report.
11V577000 covers 4 models from Keystone, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V577000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V577000 vehicles, the 2010 Keystone Fuzion has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V577000 ranks 2 of 27 KEYSTONE RV COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V577000, KEYSTONE RV COMPANY has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 11V577000 was 10V606000, reported on December 1, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KEYSTONE HAS REVISED THEIR REMEDY PROCESS AND IS AGAIN RECALLING CERTAIN 2009-2011 VEHICLES WITH THE GENERATOR READY OPTION, OR WITH STANDARD GENERATOR. SEE THE LIST ABOVE FOR THE AFFECTED MODELS. SOME IOTA ITS-50R TRANSFER SWITCHES ARE EXPERIENCING FAILURES WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH ELECTRICAL LOADS. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING CONNECTIONS AND WIRING IN THE TRANSFER SWITCH TO DEGRADE AND OVER HEAT.
- The risk
- CONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THE TRANSFER SWITCH MAY DAMAGE OTHER APPLIANCES, INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE, PERSONAL INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
- The fix
- KEYSTONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE. THE REMEDY FOR THE PREVIOUS RECALL (10V-594) WAS TO INSPECT AND TIGHTEN THE SWITCH CONNECTIONS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.
Reported December 8, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V577000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V577000, 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: December 8, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted