| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 7080 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: KEYSTONE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011207000089590000000316 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: COUGAR | Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V213000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 03 1999 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 28 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 74 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 24 2000 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Keystone RV Company | Report Received Date: Aug, 04 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 10 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers. there is a lack of a ground to the junction box located under the gooseneck and above the pin box. this could result in a failure to activate the brakes in the event the fifth wheel becomes disengaged from the tow vehicle. | Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the trailer brakes to be inoperative during a trailer breakaway, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a ground wire between the junction box and the trailer frame. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 24, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact keystone rv at 1-219-642-4001. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236) |
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