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
- Recall campaigns
- 37
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 151
2010–2023, with a recall
8 recalls
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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 | 8 | not 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)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V169000March 16, 2023 | structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit | 2022–2023 | injury | 276 |
| 22V604000August 9, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022 | injury | 20,610 |
| 22V383000May 27, 2022 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2022 | injury | 764 |
| 22V209000March 31, 2022 | structure: frame and members | 2019–2022 | crash | 513 |
| 22V144000March 11, 2022 | electrical system | 2022 | injury | 39,240 |
| 22V105000February 23, 2022 | tires | 2022 | crash | 118 |
| 21V708000September 13, 2021 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems | 2019–2021 | fire | 95,885 |
| 21V380000May 24, 2021 | structure: frame and members | 2017–2021 | crash | 1,990 |
| 21V178000March 16, 2021 | electrical system | 2021 | injury | 31 |
| 20V801000December 18, 2020 | electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2021 | fire | 347 |
| 20V670000October 30, 2020 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter | 2020–2021 | injury | 1,278 |
| 20V398000July 7, 2020 | equipment: electrical | 2019–2020 | crash | 8,313 |
| 20V302000May 26, 2020 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2020–2021 | fire and injury | 192 |
| 19V689000September 30, 2019 | electrical system: wiring | 2020 | fire | 379 |
| 19V650000September 11, 2019 | equipment: other: labels | 2020 | injury | 18 |
| 18V843000November 28, 2018 | power train: axle hubs | 2019 | crash | 982 |
| 18V723000October 15, 2018 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2019 | crash | 1,276 |
| 18V383000June 7, 2018 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2018–2019 | fire | 5,151 |
| 18V320000May 16, 2018 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2019 | fire and injury | 94 |
| 17V755000November 22, 2017 | equipment | 2010–2018 | fire and injury | 1,205,997 |
| 17V673000October 25, 2017 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2017–2018 | crash | 1,890 |
| 17V206000March 27, 2017 | electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2017 | fire | 43 |
| 17V147000March 7, 2017 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2017 | fire and injury | 30 |
| 16V822000November 14, 2016 | equipment | 2017 | fire | 127 |
| 16V609000August 22, 2016 | equipment: other: labels | 2017 | crash | 99 |
| 15V317000May 27, 2015 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2015 | crash | 1,529 |
| 15V207000April 7, 2015 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2015–2016 | crash | 2,260 |
| 14V146000March 27, 2014 | suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket | 2014 | crash | 32 |
| 14V120000March 12, 2014 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2014 | crash | 708 |
| 13V155000April 23, 2013 | equipment | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 6,561 |
| 12V355000July 26, 2012 | structure: body: bumpers | 2010–2012 | injury | 1,012 |
| 11V094000February 10, 2011 | power train: axle assembly | 2011 | injury | 469 |
| 11V002000January 4, 2011 | trailer hitches | 2010–2011 | crash | 1,086 |
| 10V606000December 1, 2010 | electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2011 | fire and injury | 2,693 |
| 10V597000November 23, 2010 | wheels | 2011 | crash and injury | 2,338 |
| 10V478000October 5, 2010 | equipment | 2011 | fire and injury | 5,459 |
| 10V063000February 25, 2010 | tires: temporary/emergency spare tire | 2010 | injury | 2,893 |
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