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2004 Keystone Tail-Gator Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Mar 13, 2009
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Keystone Tail-Gator, 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 & structure1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KEYSTONE TAIL-GATOR HAULER TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE LATERAL CROSS- BRACES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE BY AN OPPOSING DRIVER TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLYBUTYLENE BLADDER LIQUID WAS EMPTIED BEFORE THE THREE CROSS-BRACES WERE WELDED SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO IMPROPER BRACING INSTALLATION THAT FAILED TO MEET THE MANUFACTURER STANDARDS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE OTHER TWO CROSS- BRACES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 10261756 · filed Mar 13, 2009

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

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