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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Keystone Cougar Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 37 recall campaigns for the Keystone Cougar, across 14 model years from 2010 to 2023. The 2020 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

Model years
14

2010–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
37
Most recalls
2020

8 recalls

Owner complaints
151

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA about the Keystone Cougar across 25 model years; the most, 26, concern the 2004.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Keystone Cougar complaints (2%) and a fire on 5.

Across all Keystone Cougar model years, owners name the tires most often (at least 52 complaints), then the structure (42).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Keystone Cougar in 2007: 16, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Keystone Cougar is equipment, in 13 model-year listings.

The newest Keystone Cougar recall, 23V169000, was reported on March 16, 2023 and concerns the structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit.

Keystone Cougar years to avoid

Too few Keystone Cougar model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Keystone Cougar, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202602—not ranked
202312—not ranked
2022633not ranked
2021743not ranked
2020833not ranked
2019899not ranked
2018443not ranked
2017732not ranked
2016254not ranked
2015354not ranked
2014443not ranked
2013266not ranked
2012253not ranked
2011796not ranked
20104108not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Keystone Cougar years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Keystone Cougar

  • EQUIPMENT13
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER11
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS9
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY4
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS3
  • STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT2
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2

Keystone Cougar model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Keystone Cougar recall campaign (37)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Keystone Cougar, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V169000March 16, 2023structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit2022–2023injury276
22V604000August 9, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury20,610
22V383000May 27, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022injury764
22V209000March 31, 2022structure: frame and members2019–2022crash513
22V144000March 11, 2022electrical system2022injury39,240
22V105000February 23, 2022tires2022crash118
21V708000September 13, 2021equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems2019–2021fire95,885
21V380000May 24, 2021structure: frame and members2017–2021crash1,990
21V178000March 16, 2021electrical system2021injury31
20V801000December 18, 2020electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2021fire347
20V670000October 30, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter2020–2021injury1,278
20V398000July 7, 2020equipment: electrical2019–2020crash8,313
20V302000May 26, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020–2021fire and injury192
19V689000September 30, 2019electrical system: wiring2020fire379
19V650000September 11, 2019equipment: other: labels2020injury18
18V843000November 28, 2018power train: axle hubs2019crash982
18V723000October 15, 2018suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2019crash1,276
18V383000June 7, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2018–2019fire5,151
18V320000May 16, 2018equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2019fire and injury94
17V755000November 22, 2017equipment2010–2018fire and injury1,205,997
17V673000October 25, 2017equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2017–2018crash1,890
17V206000March 27, 2017electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2017fire43
17V147000March 7, 2017equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2017fire and injury30
16V822000November 14, 2016equipment2017fire127
16V609000August 22, 2016equipment: other: labels2017crash99
15V317000May 27, 2015equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2015crash1,529
15V207000April 7, 2015suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2015–2016crash2,260
14V146000March 27, 2014suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket2014crash32
14V120000March 12, 2014suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2014crash708
13V155000April 23, 2013equipment2013–2014crash and injury6,561
12V355000July 26, 2012structure: body: bumpers2010–2012injury1,012
11V094000February 10, 2011power train: axle assembly2011injury469
11V002000January 4, 2011trailer hitches2010–2011crash1,086
10V606000December 1, 2010electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2011fire and injury2,693
10V597000November 23, 2010wheels2011crash and injury2,338
10V478000October 5, 2010equipment2011fire and injury5,459
10V063000February 25, 2010tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2010injury2,893

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Keystone Cougar. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted