The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND CAN BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE WATER TANK SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER AND THE FURNACE PLENUM.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND REROUTE THE WIRES IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Keystone Springdale | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 Springdale | 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| Keystone Springdale | 1999 | 3 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1998
34 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the electrical system; KEYSTONE RV COMPANY filed 80 campaigns in all.
| 98V240003 22 Dec 1998 | DAMON CORPORATION |
| 98V313000 14 Dec 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V300000 8 Dec 1998 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 98V307000 7 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V299000 24 Nov 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V275000 3 Nov 1998 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 98V279000 3 Nov 1998 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 98V278000 19 Oct 1998 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998