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2005 Keystone Outback Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 30, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 15, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Keystone Outback. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 30, 2012

DOMETIC RM2652 FRIDGE HAS FRACTURE ON BOILER. DOMETIC HAS OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS FRIDGE. THEY DID A RECALL AND I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED. THEIR RECALL WAS A SAFETY RECALL. BUT IT ALSO STATES THAT IS WE HAVE PROBLEMS LISTED THE RECALL IS VALID FOR US. I HAVE PROBLEMS LISTED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF REPAIRING MY FRIDGE FOR ME. IF THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN A PIECE OF SHEET METAL THAT I COULD INSTALL ON MY OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10486589
Incident
Aug 28, 2012
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Nov 12, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE OUTBACK FIFTH WHEEL RV. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND OVEN PILOT LIGHT WOULD CONTINUALLY TURN OFF, AND THE SHOWER WOULD LEAK. ALSO THE SIDING, MADE OF FIBER GLASS, BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND WARP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 20,000.

NHTSA ID
10292001
Incident
Aug 30, 2004
Mileage
20,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Oct 11, 2008

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IN ARIZONA, THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING "SNAPPED" IN HALF. THE SPRING BROKE ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE BOLT EYE. THE TRAILER HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. LEAF SPRINGS DO NOT BREAK. IT CAN CAUSE THE CAMPER TO FLIP. SPRING WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. PICTURES AND INFO WERE SENT TO KEYSTONE. NO RESPONSE. THE BREAK IN THE SPRING APPEARS TO BE BECAUSE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. ONE WOULD THINK THE OTHER SPRINGS WOULD BE DEFECTIVE ALSO AS WELL AS ALL KEYSTONE CAMPERS MADE IN THIS TIME FRAME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10245134
Incident
Sep 15, 2008
Mileage
10,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 9, 2008
Fire reported

ON OR ABOUT 3/21/08 MY WIFE HEARD A BEEPING SOUND WHILE WE WERE OUTSIDE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR KEYSTONE OUTBACK RV WAS ON FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. SOME DAYS LATER MY BROTHER CAME OVER TO HELP ME REPAIR IT. WE ARE BOTH FIREFIGHTERS, SO OF COURSE WE INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE. WE DISCOVERED A PINCHED A.C. WIRE BETWEEN THE CHASSIS AND FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN PIX BUT HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CANNOT BE TOWED BY ME DUE TO THE 12 WIRES BEING MELTED THEREFORE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE, BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10224036
Incident
Mar 21, 2008
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 15, 2007

TIRE FAILURE. NANCO BRAND TIRES INSTALLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER,KEYSTONE), ON A NEW TRAVEL TRAILER. *AK

NHTSA ID
10193481
Incident
May 30, 2007

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.

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