Keystone Cougar Travel Trailer Frame Rails Recalled for Buckling Risk
Keystone is recalling 2017-2021 Cougar travel trailers because the frame rails lack sufficient cross support and can buckle under side-load stress. Buckled frames can increase crash risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: No injuries or property damage have been reported. While the defect is structural, the consequence is contingent on specific stress conditions and currently theoretical, fitting the High (3) criterion of risk-of-harm without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2017-2021 Keystone Cougar 368MBI travel trailers. The frame rails do not have enough cross support, which could cause them to buckle under certain side-load stress conditions. A buckled frame rail can increase the risk of a crash.
The recall affects an estimated 1,990 units. Owners were notified by mail on July 15, 2021.
Dealers will add cross braces between each spring hanger and an outrigger between the tires on the off-door side of the vehicle at no charge. Owners can contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369 (recall number 21-411), or call the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit www.nhtsa.gov for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2017 KEYSTONE COUGAR
- Brand
- KEYSTONE
- Manufacturer
- Keystone RV Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Hazard
- frame-buckling
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 1,990
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- COUGAR
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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