The defect
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling 2020-2021 Dutchmen Aspen Trail 2760THS, 3250THS, and 3251THS trailers. The ramp door fasteners may be installed improperly causing them to strip.
The risk
The stripped fasteners can pull out of the frame, detaching the rear door and increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Keystone will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hinge fasteners and add nuts with a lock washer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed no April 30, 2021. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 21-404.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dutchmen Aspen Trail | 2020, 2021 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchmen Aspen Trail | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Dutchmen Aspen Trail | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2021
10 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Keystone RV Company filed 167 campaigns in all.
| 21V00B000 21 Dec 2021 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 21V983000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V932000 29 Nov 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V908000 19 Nov 2021 | Kia Motors America |
| 21V706000 10 Sept 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V622000 9 Aug 2021 | Kia Motors America |
| 21V619000 6 Aug 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 21V353000 14 May 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021