Dutchmen Kodiak (2016-2017): Electrical system
Recall 16V402000 · Jun 3, 2016 · Keystone RV Company
135
vehicles affected
135
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V402000
- Date
- Jun 3, 2016
- Maker
- Keystone RV Company
- Units affected
- 135
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is 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.
What can happen
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V402000?
1 model: Dutchmen Kodiak (2016-2017), about 135 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V402000?
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.
What can happen?
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.