2013 Keystone Sprinter 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 2013 Keystone Sprinter, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- 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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 2013 Keystone Sprinter equipped with the original Dometic Refrigerator, Model Number: DM2652RBX, Serial Number: 24595696. The contact stated that while parked and occupying in the RV, the contact discovered that the refrigerator was not cooling as intended, causing the food to spoil. The contact immediately unplugged the refrigerator, refilled the propane and the refrigerator failed to work as intended. The contact also stated that brakes for the trailer was inoperable. The contact stated that the cause of the failure had not been determined by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, no assistance was offered.
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
The contact owns a 2013 Keystone Sprinter equipped with the original Dometic Refrigerator, Model Number: DM2652RBX, Serial Number: 24595696. The contact stated that while parked and occupying in the RV, the contact discovered that the refrigerator was not cooling as intended, causing the food to spoil. The contact immediately unplugged the refrigerator, refilled the propane and the refrigerator failed to work as intended. The contact also stated that brakes for the trailer was inoperable. The contact stated that the cause of the failure had not been determined by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, no assistance was offered.
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
SPRING HANGERS, FRONT AND REAR, ON THIS MODEL FIFTH WHEEL RV ARE NOT SECURELY ATTACHED TO STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF VEHICLE. FOR WHATEVER REASON AN EIGHT FOOT (APPROX) PIECE OF TWO INCH 16 GAUGE (THIN) STEEL SQUARE TUBING HAS BEEN WELDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME MEMBER ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPRING HANGERS (FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT AND REAR RIGHT AND LEFT AND BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT CENTER) ARE THEN WELDED TO THIS THIN SQUARE TUBING NOT THE FRAME. THE HANGERS ARE OF MUCH THICKER MATERIAL. WHAT I KNOW CAN AND DID HAPPEN WAS THAT THE RIGHT SIDE REAR SPRING HANGER TORE LOOSE FROM THIS HAPHAZARD CONFIGERATION. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE AND WHEEL BEING NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE RV. THIS ALLOWED THAT TIRE TO TURN SIDEWAYS TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. RESULT WAS NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF TOW VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO VARIOUS OTHER PARTS OF THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVABLE OR EVEN TOWABLE UNTIL THE FAILED SPRING HANGER SUPPORT WAS WELDED BACK IN PLACE (TO THE SAME THIN TUBE THAT HAD ALREADY FAILED) THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TO ME YESTERDAY AM HAS IT WAS BEING TOWED SOUTH ON US 67 AT APPROX 55 MPH
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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