The defect
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TEKONSHA EMERGENCY BRAKE BREAKAWAY SWITCHES SOLD BY CEQUENT, AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING COMPONENT MAY CAUSE THE BREAKAWAY DEVICE TO FAIL OR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
The risk
IN THE CASE OF A SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A FAILURE OF THE BREAKAWAY SWITCH MAY PREVENT THE TRAILER BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BREAKAWAY SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THESE TRAILERS ARE STILL LOCATED AT THE KEYSTONE RV MANUFACTURING FACILITY OR IN THE POSSESSION OF DEALERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Keystone Outback | 2007 |
| Keystone Springdale | 2007 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 Outback | 2007 | 8 | 3 |
| Keystone Springdale | 2007 | 1 | 3 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2006
8 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the trailer hitches; KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed 80 campaigns in all.
| 06V452000 30 Nov 2006 | NU WA INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 06V461000 30 Nov 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V438000 15 Nov 2006 | TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. |
| 06V206000 12 Jun 2006 | GENMAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
| 06V176000 22 May 2006 | VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| 06V056000 24 Feb 2006 | M H EBY, INC. |
| 06V010000 17 Jan 2006 | TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006