KEYSTONE Complaints

Bent/broken frame. We are stranded in Northern CA. The unit is available for inspection. This RV is not safe to be on the road. The insurance company told is that it is non-drivable. See our story below: We have a 3 year old Keystone Alpine 5th Wheel. The frame is bent and cross members are broken. We do not know how it happened. There has been no accident, collision, we didn't run over anything that we recall, no sharp turns or anything that we can recall that would have caused this. We have reached out to Keystone. I literally had to call them and email them every day for 2 months to try to get any kind of answer. They came back and said that the problem is not theirs. That the issue must have happened due to impact. We have reached out to Lippert (again, will never buy an RV with a Lippert frame again and yes, I know they provide the largest percent of frames to the RV industry but there are also a lot of issues with the frames. Most people sign NDA's to get their problem settled. I probably would have settled for that just to get back on the road). They said they will not cover the issue since they believe there had to be some sort of impact. We have Progressive Insurance. They said they will not cover the issue since they do not see signs of impact and classify the issue as normal wear and tear. On a 3 year old RV that we bought brand new? Really? It took an unreasonable amount of time for them to get us answers as well. Meanwhile, we have been stranded for 3.5 months waiting for the 3 companies above to get us answers. The amount of time I have spent trying to get this resolved is beyond ridiculous.

Our unit is said to have a frame flex (cracked or broken welds) issue diagnosed by a repair shop that Keystone uses. We previously have had crowning issues with the frame as well as axle issues all of wich Keystone has refused to cover. Keystone says that it is out of warranty, there are many rv's made by Keystone and others with this issue.

Frame broken which has caused other damage to the RV. Not safe to be on the road

2020 Montana 3780 RL 5th wheel June 2024 Fiberglass 18 inch crack pass sidewall front cap Talked with Keystone they set me up with local dealer in July, in Sept they approved repair for frame flex. October 2024 after repair service team had completed repair and was moving it with Forklift, and another cracked formed in another spot as of Dec 31 2024 still not completed

The side wall became separated from the frame. There is a now cracks on the side wall and the interior has came apart. When hooking up the camper to the truck there is flex’s in the frame and potential for water intuition.

During normal use traveling on interstates and US Highways my 5th Wheel has developed structural issues which can be attributed to manufacturing defects. The frame produced by Lippert has already come under scrutiny for substandard welds and is known across the industry by consumers but will not be properly addressed by the manufacturer. I contacted Keystone and Lippert and was told they wouldn’t do anything about the structure. Now I have a potentially unsafe RV I’ll have to take on the highways. Lippert needs to be held accountable for their blatant safety violations.

3/24 Fuzion 5th wh annual warranty inspection was completed. 4/24 bedroom slide out frame came loose from slide while in TX. we were able to make temp repairs & returning home contacted manufacturer regarding what we thought was structural issue. Keystone denied coverage, scheduled out of pocket repair with local dealer. Dealer quoted estimate, we delivered unit, they failed to even start repairs after 2 wks as promised. so far the temp repair was holding, but contacted Keystone to schedule them to repair. They were booked for months but referred us to Affinity RV in Goshen IN. Last week we delivered the unit for repair , they discovered flex frame damage outside & inside the unit. Affinity indicated many other units with same issues and would contact Keystone to cover the repairs - removing front cap, rewelding the cracks in frame and reinforcing the structure of the slide out & front cap area. the slide out is a small closet unit, not even a heavy full size slide. Affinity was very helpful & informative despite uncovering more issues than we originally thought. We are filing a report with NHTSA as we are not the only consumers with flex frame issues with a Lippert frame. This repair may cost thousands of dollars if the manufacturer does not cover this. we have seen many reports on line, of possible law suits with Lippert and manufacturers of RV's with this same problem. We're very frustrated and angry this unit has more extensive damage & only 3 years old. Affinity RV has all pictures & measurements of damage and faulty workmanship for repairs

On or about August 2021, the front frame flexed, causing the body to crack from both front slides lower forward corners going forward. Camper was taken to RVOutlet in Longs SC (now Blue Compass RV)to be repaired in September of 2021. The front frame section was found to be cracked, and was repaired per Keystone TSB procedures, repairs completed in February 2022. These repairs are documented by Keystone, however, I do not have a copy of the repair invoice as the dealer was sold and the computer systems changed, as I was advised I could not get a copy of the repair invoice. This was the first long trip, over 300 miles, the unit had been on, and the frame failed, has not shown any issues thus far after repairs.

ST205/75R14 tire tread came off on the middle of highway while traveling little over 45 mph due to high traffic. Tire was inspected few days before the trip through VA state inspection and was perfectly fine to drove and passed.

Returning from a trip to Sturgis South Dakota [XXX], the right rear spring hanger broke causing the rear axle to shift and start rubbing the tires together and which rendered the RV untowable. That was repaired and last month [XXX] we found the left rear spring hanger broken along with the center equalizer hangers being bent. I have contacted the chassis manufacturer and they are unwilling to fix the hangers on the left side. They fixed the right side. There are retrofit instructions, from Lippert, for repairing the hangers to brace and reinforce them that has never been done on the trailer. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)