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NHTSA campaign 98V224000

Keystone Recall 98V-224: KEYSTONE/WIRE INSTALLATION

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 98V224000 was reported by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY on September 15, 1998, with 451 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Keystone Springdale for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on September 18, 1998, 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 98V224000 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
98V224000 (also written 98V-224 or 98V224)
Filed by
KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
451 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V224000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V224000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND CAN BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE WATER TANK SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER AND THE FURNACE PLENUM.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND REROUTE THE WIRES IF NECESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 18, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR TRAVEL TRAILERS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KEYSTONE AT 1-219-534-7818.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V224000

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.