2013 KEYSTONE BULLET Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150 TOWING A 2014 (NA) KEYSTONE BULLET PREMIER 19 FB TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BOLT EMERGING THROUGH THE KITCHEN /STORAGE AREA FLOOR OF THE TRAILER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE FOR THE TRAILER.

I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAILER BRAKES WHILE ON A TRIP. MY BRAKE CONTROLLER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING. WHILE IT SHOWED A SHORT I HAD NO BRAKES. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY CLEARED UP. WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED CHECKING OUT THE BRAKE WIRING UNDER MY TRAILER. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SHORT I DISCOVERED THAT KEYSTONE USED 14 GAUGE WIRE FOR THE WIRING TO THE BRAKES. THE AXLES AND BRAKES ARE MANUFACTURED BY DEXTER AXLES. DEXTERS SERVICE MANUAL SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDS THAT A TRAILER UNDER 30 FEET WITH FOUR BRAKES USE A MINIMUM OF 12 GAUGE WIRE.MY TRAILER MEETS THAT CRITERIA.I DO NOT THINK THAT THE UNDERSIZED WIRE CAUSED MY PROBLEM. BUT IT IS APPARENT THAT KEYSTONE IS USING A SMALLER GAUGE WIRE TO SAVE MONEY IRREGARDLESS OF WHAT THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS ARE. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE BRAKING PROBLEMS. AS A CONSUMER I KNOW THAT MY BRAKES WORK BUT BECAUSE OF THE UNDERSIZED WIRING I DO NOT KNOW HOW WELL THEY MIGHT WORK IF THE WIRING WAS SIZED PROPERLY.

CPSC: X1530922A. KEYSTONE BULLET. CONSUMER STATED WHEN COOKING INSIDE THE TRAILER, THE RANGE HOOD CAUSES THE SMOKE ALARM TO GO OFF, DUE TO FUMES AND ODORS BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE CABIN. *SS UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KEYSTONE PREMIERE BULLET TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO BECOME WORN. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE OBSERVED THAT THE AXLE WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.