NHTSA campaign 16V402000 · Manufacturer campaign 16-255
Dutchmen Recall 16V-402: Unprotected Light Ends may Cause Electrical Short
NHTSA recall 16V402000 (Manufacturer campaign 16-255) was reported by Keystone RV Company on June 3, 2016, with 135 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dutchmen Kodiak for model years 2016–2017. Owners were notified on June 8, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V402000 (also written 16V-402 or 16V402)
- Filed by
- Keystone RV Company
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 16-255
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 135 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 76.52% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V402000. 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.
Dutchmen
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V402000.
Defect description
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Dutchmen Kodiak recreational trailers manufactured June 10, 2015 through April 6, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the two sections of LED rope lights that serve as backlighting for the countertop each have exposed ends which may short against each other, possibly resulting in an electrical short.
Safety consequence
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Keystone notified owners, and dealers will install a heat shrink tube over one of the LED rope light ends, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2016. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 16-255.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V402000
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.