KEYSTONE Complaints

MANUFACTURER CERTIFIES COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES NFPA 1192. RV DOES NOT MEET NFPA 1192. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS AND REFUSES TO CORRECT IT. RV LACKS ADEQUATE FIRE ESCAPE WINDOWS IN VIOLATION OF NFPA 6.2.1

WAS DRIVING ON 10 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA WAS MOTIONED BY A PASSING CAR THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SPARE TIRE ON THE BACK OF OUR RV FIFTHWHEEL. WHEN WE PULLED OVER THE SPARE TIRE WAS NEARLY ON THE GROUND. THE BUMPER WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE HAD BASICALLY RIPPED AND WAS PEELING AWAY( FROM THE WELDS )AND WAS JUST BARELY HOLDING ON. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE FIFTHWHEEL (BRAND NEW, NOT USED) WE DID NOT ADD OR CHANGE ANYTHING. WE FOUND RECALLS ON THIS EXACT THING,BUT WHEN NOTIFING KEYSTONE ALL THEY WOULD SAY WAS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND RECALL NOT GOOD ON OUR YEAR. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SOMEONE HIGHER UP TO TALK TO BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION. THIS BICYCLE RACK/ BUMPER WAS INSTALLED BY FACTORY AND WAS RECALLED ON 2008,2010,2012 MODELS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A VERY BUISY FREEWAY AND KEYSTONE IS NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THIS PROBLEM

THIS INVOLVES NEW CHINESE JUNK TIRES BEING PUT ON TOY HAULERS. KEYSTONE ONE OF THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF RV'S PUTS THE CHEAPEST TIRES ON EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD BY MANY OWNERS THAT TIRES ARE EXPLODING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NOT JUST RUNLETS WHERE IT FALLS APART BUT FULLY INFLATED WHERE IT GOES OFF LIKE A BOMB MY NEW UNIT HAS ST235 80 16 12PLY TRAILER KING TIRES. THESE ARE THE PRIMARY OFFENDERS I HAVE LESS THAT 500 MILES SINCE DELIVERY AND AT LEAST 1 TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A SIDE WALL FAILURE I TALKED TO MY DEALER THEY FILED A CLAIM WITH KEYSTONE AND KEY STONE DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING THAT I HAVE TO CONTACT THE DISTRIBUTOR TIERCE WHICH IS I BELIEVE THE SAME COMPANY FROM A FEW YEARS AGO THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEAP CHINESE TIRES THAT CAUSED DEATHS. THIS NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO.MY INFORMATION COMES FROM ONE OF MANY RV WEB SITES WHERE ALMOST DAILY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR CHEAP TIRES EXPLODING CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE TIRE COMPANY COMES UP WITH THE SAME EXCUSE YOU RAN IT FLAT. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN A RUN FLAT COMES APART AND TEARS OFF A FENDER FLARE AND A TIRE THE EXPLODES AT FULL PRESSURE AND BLOWS THE ENTIRE SKIRTING OFF THE TRAILER. IM SURE I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS HOW TO IDENTIFY ONE FROM THE OTHER. PLEASE HELP. ## VIN PASSED ## 2018 KEYSTONE CARBON 387 ##

I, AS MANY OTHERS WHO BUY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES BLOWING OUT. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2018. LESS THAN 500 MILES ON TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND WE HAD A VERY LIGHT LOAD, LESS THAN THEY TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE. WE JUST RECENTLY HAD ONE WHICH THANKFULLY NO HARM TO ANYONE BUT OUR CAMPER. AFTER THIS WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250 HAULING A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/R16. WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,013. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING TIRES, TIRE LINE: UNKNOWN, TIRE SIZE: 235/80R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. WHILE ON THE WAY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE AAA TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE CORRECT TIRES FOR THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND SENT A PRODUCT LIABILITY FORM TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CONTACT. THE COMPLETED FORM AND THE FAILED TIRES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDED THAT THE TIRES WERE OVERLOADED OR UNDER INFLATED. WHILE TRAVELING TO GET NEW TIRES, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRAILER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE CORRECT TIRES FOR THE TRAILER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/85/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRAILER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

KEYSTONE BULLET TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 16V-600. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED ANOTHER DEALER, THAT ALSO DID NOT RETURN THE CONSUMER'S PHONE CALL. *JS

NOTED THAT AFTER FIRST TRIP, TRAILER BRAKING WAS WEAK, REPORTED TO DEALER WHO STATED IT HAD TO BE MY TRUCK. ANOTHER TRIP AND LOST ALL BRAKES TO TRAILER, AGAIN TOLD IT WAS NOT THE TRAILER. UPON INSPECTING UNDER THE UNIT MYSELF I FOUND THE BRAKE WIRES COMPLETELY ABRADED THROUGH. THE WIRING FOR ELECTRIC BRAKES WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO REAR SIDE OF TIRES. WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRES MADE CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH TIRE AND WERE ABRADED THROUGH. THIS LEFT 2 OF THE 3 AXLES WITHOUT BRAKES. THE 3RD AXLE WAS WEARING THROUGH AND PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. NO UPGRADES OR CHANGES TO THE BRAKES SINCE PURCHASE HAVE OCCURRED, THIS IS HOW MANUFACTURER INSTALLED BRAKING SYSTEM AND COULD AFFECT MORE UNITS. THERE ARE PICTURES AVAILABLE BUT UNABLE TO UPLOAD THEM AT THIS TIME. THE ACTUAL MODEL IS 2017 FUZION MODEL 420. *TT *TR

THE POWER WIRE TO THE EMERGENCY BREAKAWAY SWITCH OF A 2018 KEYSTONE ALPINE 3400RS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO BATTERY POWER WITHOUT A FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT IT. DUE TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THAT POWER WIRE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIN BOX (5TH WHEEL HITCH) AND THE FIBERGLASS FRONT CAP OF THE TRAILER. THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE CHAFED DURING TRAVEL DUE TO FLEXING AND EVENTUALLY SHORTED TO THE PIN BOX WHICH IS CHASSIS GROUND. AS THE WIRE WAS NOT FUSED, IT GOT VERY HOT, MELTED THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE, AND MELTED TO OTHER WIRES IN THE LOOM. THERE WAS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE. *TT *TR *TR