The defect
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cougar, Springdale, Hideout, Passport, and Bullet fifth wheels and travel trailers manufactured January 13, 2014, through February 12,2014. In the affected vehicles, the inner wheel bearings on the axle may have insufficient lubrication.
The risk
With an insufficient amount of lubrication, the wheel bearing and hub may become overheated and the wheel may seize or separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Keystone will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle hubs and bearings for the proper lubrication. Any damaged bearings will be replaced. These repirs will be performed, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Keystone at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number associated with this recall is 14-202.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Keystone Bullet | 2014 |
| Keystone Cougar | 2014 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2014 |
| Keystone Passport | 2014 |
| Keystone Springdale | 2014 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 Bullet | 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| Keystone Cougar | 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| Keystone Hideout | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Keystone Passport | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Keystone Springdale | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
Other suspension recalls in 2014
53 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the suspension; Keystone RV Company filed 167 campaigns in all.
| 14V826000 30 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V824000 29 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V816000 23 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V793000 16 Dec 2014 | Terex Advance |
| 14V786000 10 Dec 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V781000 8 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V732000 13 Nov 2014 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 14V724000 12 Nov 2014 | Innovative Trailer Design Industries |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014