2018 Keystone Bullet Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2018 Keystone Bullet, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
PROPANE HOSE FROM TANK TO REGULATOR LEAKING AT BOTH CRIMPED HOSE FITTING CONNECTIONS. APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURERS ID IS: DEKING CORPORATION CO , LTD. LOT NO.852639. HOSE LEAKS UNDER VIBRATION OR DEFLECTION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
REPORT FROM MERRILL AUTOMOTIVE INSPECTION. HTTPS://2UN.ME/QRJ5AQ6Z TRAVEL TRAILER UNDER MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN OFF AT THE POINTS WHERE THE SUSPENSION FIXES TO THE FRAME. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNUSED IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM APPEAR TO BE TOO LITE FOR THE NORMAL LOAD OF THE TRAILER. THE AXELS ARE ALSO BENT AND OUT ALIGNMENT. THE EXACT TIMING OF WHEN THE UNDER MOUNTS FAILED IS UNKNOW, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE UNIT WAS IN MOTION DURING THE FAILURES. . ALIGNMENT ISSUES WERE FIRST DISCOVERED IN JULY OF 2018, BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL JANUARY 2019. THE UNIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2019. NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN JULY 2018 AND THE INSPECTION REPORT IS CALLING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AGAIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE WERE DURING THE THREE MONTHS THE UNIT WAS ON THE ROAD.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
REPORT FROM MERRILL AUTOMOTIVE INSPECTION. HTTPS://2UN.ME/QRJ5AQ6Z TRAVEL TRAILER UNDER MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN OFF AT THE POINTS WHERE THE SUSPENSION FIXES TO THE FRAME. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNUSED IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM APPEAR TO BE TOO LITE FOR THE NORMAL LOAD OF THE TRAILER. THE AXELS ARE ALSO BENT AND OUT ALIGNMENT. THE EXACT TIMING OF WHEN THE UNDER MOUNTS FAILED IS UNKNOW, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE UNIT WAS IN MOTION DURING THE FAILURES. . ALIGNMENT ISSUES WERE FIRST DISCOVERED IN JULY OF 2018, BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL JANUARY 2019. THE UNIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2019. NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN JULY 2018 AND THE INSPECTION REPORT IS CALLING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AGAIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE WERE DURING THE THREE MONTHS THE UNIT WAS ON THE ROAD.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .