The defect
ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 9 VOLT BATTERY OPERATED CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) DETECTOR, IF THE BATTERY IN THE DETECTOR GOES DEAD OR IS REMOVED, THE DETECTOR WILL NOT FUNCTION AND THEREFORE CAN NOT WARN THE OCCUPANTS IF CO REACHES A HARMFUL LEVEL.
The risk
IF CO REACHES A HARMFUL LEVEL, SERIOUS ILLNESS OR DEATH COULD RESULT TO THE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HARD WIRED 12 VOLT CO DETECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE AT 866-425-4369.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Keystone Hideout | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Keystone NRG | 2006 |
| Keystone Raptor | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Hideout | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Keystone NRG | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Keystone Raptor | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Keystone Raptor | 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| Keystone Raptor | 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| Keystone Tail-Gator | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2006
51 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the equipment; KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed 80 campaigns in all.
| 06V491000 22 Dec 2006 | DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 06V455000 30 Nov 2006 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 06V449000 28 Nov 2006 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 06V456000 28 Nov 2006 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 06V437000 16 Nov 2006 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 06V434000 15 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V429000 14 Nov 2006 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 06V430000 7 Nov 2006 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006