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Keystone Montana Recall 10V594: Electrical System

NHTSA campaign 10V594, reported November 23, 2010, 6,297 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 10V594KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Problem
KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS WITH A GENERATOR READY OPTION. IF THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS NOT INSTALLED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS, THE ELEVATED ELECTRICAL LOADS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE USE IN HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE LUGS AND DEGRADING OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
Risk
OVERHEATING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TRANSFER SWITCH IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY WAS SUPERCEDED BY CAMPAIGN 11V-577. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes
KEYSTONE SAFETY RECALL NO. 10-153.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

Keystone Alpine20102011
Keystone Avalanche20102011
Keystone Challenger20092010
Keystone Everest20092010
Keystone Fuzion200920102011
Keystone Montana200920102011
Keystone Montana High Country20102011
Keystone Montana-Big SKY200920102011
Keystone Montana-Mountaineer20102011
Keystone Raptor200920102011