2016–2017 Dutchmen Kodiak recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Dutchmen Kodiak recreational trailers manufactured June 10, 2015 through April 6, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the two sections of LED rope lights that serve as backlighting for the countertop each have exposed ends which may short against each other, possibly resulting in an electrical short.
💥 The risk
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
🔧 The fix
Keystone notified owners, and dealers will install a heat shrink tube over one of the LED rope light ends, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2016. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 16-255.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V402000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 16-255
- Manufacturer
- Keystone RV Company
- Vehicles affected
- 135
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Owner phone
- 1-866-425-4369
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 8, 2016
- Built
- Jun 10, 2015 – Apr 6, 2016
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.