NHTSA campaign 07V286000 · Keystone campaign 07-083
Keystone Recall 07V-286: VALVE STEM LEAKAGE ON 16" STEEL WHEELS
NHTSA recall 07V286000 (Keystone campaign 07-083) was reported by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY on June 25, 2007, with 995 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Keystone Big Sky, Keystone Challenger, Keystone Everest and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on July 2, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V286000 (also written 07V-286 or 07V286)
- Filed by
- KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
- Keystone campaign number
- 07-083
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 995 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V286000. 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 Big Sky
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 26, 2007 – April 20, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Challenger
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 26, 2007 – April 16, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Everest
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 26, 2007 – April 16, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Montana
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 26, 2007 – April 19, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Mountaineer
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 26, 2007 – April 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Sprinter
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 27, 2007 – April 26, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V286000.
Defect description
CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS BUILT WITH 16" STEEL WHEELS MAY LEAK AT THE VALVE STEM DURING INFLATION OR WHEN CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE DUE TO IMPROPER SEATING OF THE VALVE STEM. SOME MODELS HAVE ALUMINUM WHEELS WITH A STEEL SPARE AND ONLY THE SPARE IS AFFECTED. INDICATION OF THE DEFECT OCCURS WHEN APPLYING SIDEWAYS PRESSURE TO THE VALVE STEM (SUCH AS CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE). AIR WILL LEAK THROUGH THE VALVE HOLE IN THE RIM.
Safety consequence
CONTINUING TO PULL A VEHICLE WITH IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES WILL RESULT IN POOR VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASED RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE AND A A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF THE TIRE FAILS AS A RESULT OF UNDER-INFLATION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SNAP-IN VALVE STEM WITH A BOLT-IN VALVE STEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE RV AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes
KEYSTONE RECALL NO. 07-083.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 07V286000
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.