NHTSA campaign 10V413000 · Keystone campaign 10-147
Keystone Recall 10V-413: WHEEL SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 10V413000 (Keystone campaign 10-147) was reported by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY on September 16, 2010, with 322 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Keystone Alpine, Keystone Avalanche, Keystone Fuzion and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on September 24, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 10V413000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V413000 (also written 10V-413 or 10V413)
- Filed by
- KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
- Keystone campaign number
- 10-147
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 322 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V413000. 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 Alpine
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 26, 2010 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Avalanche
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 26, 2010 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Fuzion
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 19, 2010 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Laredo
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 26, 2010 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Montana
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 19, 2010 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Keystone Mountaineer
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 19, 2010 – September 1, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V413000.
Defect description
KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011 ALPINE, AVALANCHE, FUZION, LAREDO, MONTANA, AND MOUNTAINEER FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 19, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
Safety consequence
THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLES, AND COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
KEYSTONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes
KEYSTONE'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10-147.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V413000
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.