2008 Keystone Sprinter
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2008 Keystone Sprinter. Newest first.
Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling various 2003-2018 Crossroads, Dutchmen, and Keystone recreational trailers equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V755-5127.pdf. These extinguishers may become clogged…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Keystone will notify owners and instruct them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-574-535-2100, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Keystone's number for this recall is 17-307.
Keystone IS recalling 2,990 my 2008 everest, my 2008-2009 hornet, laredo, sprinter and outback loft fifth wheel and travel trailers for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108 "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the intermediate side marker lights are missing.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Pulling a vehicle at night without the proper side marker lighting increases the risk of other motorists not being able to see the vehicle and could possibly result in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will install the missing side marker lights free or charge. the recall began on august 12, 2008. owners may contact keystone at 1-866-425-4369.
Owner complaints
4 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Electrical system
The break-away switch on our camper had been disconnected while in a campground for a couple of hours & caused the switch to melt & the insulation to burn off of the wires, along with other wires going into the juntion box. There was great potential for a fire. the switch & wiring IS under-sized…
The break-away switch on our camper had been disconnected while in a campground for a couple of hours & caused the switch to melt & the insulation to burn off of the wires, along with other wires going into the juntion box. There was great potential for a fire. the switch & wiring IS under-sized for the application & will not carry the amperage that the brakes draw. it appears that the wires to the switch which are about 16 gauge are fed by about a 10 gauge wire power source. logic would indicate that these wires should be of equal size as the feed wire to the brake system. this IS not a fail-safe design & should not overheat to the point of causing a fire. I have contacted keystone & trailer life magazine who do not acknowledge the potential problem. I suspect that the design has not changed from single axle trailers to double/triple axles. several other campers have complained to trailer life about break-away switch problems to no avail. my (retired engineer) recommendation IS to re-design the switch & wiring with wiring equal in size to the brake system wiring & install an alarm & timer when the break-away switch IS pulled.
- Structure › Body
Drivers side door gets stuck in the "wide open" position. Will not close. Had to drive this vehicle to a garage with door in this position. The door hinge/bracket had to be cut into. This IS the second sprinter to do this. The first was a 2007.
- Seat belts · Structure › Body
Seat belt latch cables are broken. The driver's side seat belt latch IS attached to the floor with three cables. Two are snapped into leaving only one to constrain driver. If the driver wrecks the one cable won't be enough to keep someone from being injured as I'm sure the other cable will snap upon a heavy collision. This van isn't even two years old.
- Tires
Consumer has a 2008 keystone sprinter copper canyon fifth wheel camper with duro tires that were splitting. *nj the consumer stated 2 more tires were found cracked and split in multiple places. *Jb
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