Keystone Everest 2006
Model Everest made in 2006 by Keystone got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to suspension and tires. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2006
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V325000 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY | from 09/06/2005 to 04/30/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 161250 | 09/30/2008 | ODI | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY | 07/17/2008 | 07/17/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Keystone is recalling 161,250 my 2004-2007 fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Keystone is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or keystone at 1-866-425-4369. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Keystone recall no. 08-111.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 9500 | 1 | |
| 2006 everest 345s fifth wheel recreational vehicle (camper). axle / spring shackle (u-bolt) nuts loosened and as a result axle shifted on the springs rearwards causing loss of parts of the spring assembly (leafs of the springs), axle cockeyed on trailer and causing hanger damage, bent main frame( i- beam), tire damage and body damage to trailer. incident occurred in i-65 at 65 mph. but for the raining conditions and very wet highway i feel this could have caused total loss of control and a crash / roll over of the entire unit. *tr | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 05/02/2010 | 6200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 keystone evers trailer equipped with mission radial tires, size st235/80/r16 (na). the left rear and front right tires blew out because the tread shredded. the vin was unavilable at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 6,200. | |||