1999 Keystone Springdale 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 1999 Keystone Springdale, 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
- Body & structure125.0%
- Exterior lighting125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
FRAME WAS BENT, DEALER STATED REPAIRS WERE BEYOND THEIR ABILITY SO THE FACTORY WAS CONTACTED, THE UNIT SHOULD HAVE HAD SUPPORTS ON THE FRAME EVERY FOUR FEET, HOWEVER THIS ONE HAD THEM EVERY EIGHT FEET, FACTORY STATED THIS WAS NOT BUILT ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, FACTORY LATER MADE REPAIRS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES UNIT IS NOW WORSE, BECAUSE OF THE FRAME BENDING, THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE FLOOR, A GAP IN THE DOOR, AND THE SIDING PULLED APART ON THE ROOF TOP, CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FACTORY. TAIL LIGHT LENSES WERE MISSING. HOLE IN ENTRY DOOR AND MISSING BUMPER CAPS. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
FRAME WAS BENT, DEALER STATED REPAIRS WERE BEYOND THEIR ABILITY SO THE FACTORY WAS CONTACTED, THE UNIT SHOULD HAVE HAD SUPPORTS ON THE FRAME EVERY FOUR FEET, HOWEVER THIS ONE HAD THEM EVERY EIGHT FEET, FACTORY STATED THIS WAS NOT BUILT ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, FACTORY LATER MADE REPAIRS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES UNIT IS NOW WORSE, BECAUSE OF THE FRAME BENDING, THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE FLOOR, A GAP IN THE DOOR, AND THE SIDING PULLED APART ON THE ROOF TOP, CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FACTORY. TAIL LIGHT LENSES WERE MISSING. HOLE IN ENTRY DOOR AND MISSING BUMPER CAPS. *SLC
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
APRIL 17 2009 KEYSTONE CAMPER SPRINGDALE LITE WAS TAKEN TO CAMPING WORLD IN OXFORD ALABAMA TO HAVE RECALL WORK NUMBER 06E-076 DONE ON DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL#RM2652 SERIAL# 84500326. CAMPING WORLD REFUSED TO ADMINISTER THE RECALL DUE TO "LEAKING OR STAINING AT THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR" WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL # 06E-076 WHICH IS LISTED ON DOMETIC WEB SITE. I THEN CALLED DOMETIC AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER AND SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT HELP WITH THE SITUATION DUE THE UNIT LEAKING "AMMONIA" AT THE BURNER TUBE THIS TO IS IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR
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
LEAF SPRING BROKE ON TRAVEL TRAILER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON FREEWAY. *NLM
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
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