NHTSA campaign 07V518000 · Keystone campaign 07-095
Keystone Recall 07V-518: INCORRECT HANGER & SHACKLE BOLT TORQUE
NHTSA recall 07V518000 (Keystone campaign 07-095) was reported by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY on November 6, 2007, with 62 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Keystone Energy and Keystone Hideout for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on October 18, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V518000 (also written 07V-518 or 07V518)
- Filed by
- KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
- Keystone campaign number
- 07-095
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 62 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly — U-Bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V518000. 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 Energy
- 2008 · Vehicles built October 3, 2007 – October 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Hideout
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 1, 2007 – October 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V518000.
Defect description
CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THE INCORRECT HANGER AND SHACKLE BOLT TORQUEON THE AXLE SUSPENSION.
Safety consequence
IF THE BOLTS DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER TORQUE APPLIED, THEY COULD COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POOR VEHICLE HANDLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THE SHACKLE BOLTS HAVE THE CORRECT TORQUE AND RE-TIGHTEN IF NECESSARY. ALL VEHICLES ARE STILL AT DEALERS. NO TRAILERS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2007.
Notes
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 07-095.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 07V518000
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.