Vehicle recall 00V213000 · August 4, 2000
2000 Keystone Cougar
Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers. There is a lack of a ground to the junction box located under the gooseneck and above the pin box. This could result in a failure to activate the brakes in the event the fifth wheel becomes disengaged from the tow vehicle.
- Consequence
- This condition could cause the trailer brakes to be inoperative during a trailer breakaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a ground wire between the junction box and the trailer frame.
- Notes
- Owner notification began July 24, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact keystone RV at 1-219-642-4001. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236)
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V213000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 4, 2000
- Filed by
- KEYSTONE RV COMPANY
- Owner notification
- July 24, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 74
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Keystone Cougar (2000): 2000
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