NHTSA campaign 06V346000 · Keystone campaign 06-075
Keystone Recall 06V-346: AXLE SPRING SHACKLE NUT TORQUE
NHTSA recall 06V346000 (Keystone campaign 06-075) was reported by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY on September 12, 2006, with 286 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Keystone Cougar for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on September 14, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V346000 (also written 06V-346 or 06V346)
- Filed by
- KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
- Keystone campaign number
- 06-075
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 286 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V346000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Keystone
Keystone Cougar
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 24, 2006 – August 25, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V346000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE AXLE SPRING SHACKLE NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
Safety consequence
IF THE NUTS ARE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY, THE SUSPENSION BOLTS COULD LOOSEN AND COME OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD LEAD TO POOR VEHICLE HANDLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SHACKLE NUT TORQUE AND CORRECT IT, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE RV AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 06-075.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V346000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.