2016 Keystone Alpine: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2016 Keystone Alpine has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 4 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on November 22, 2017, 3,223 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Fifth wheel. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Thor Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns in total: 3 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V755000 | November 22, 2017 | Equipment | 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… | 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… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 16V954000 | December 28, 2016 | Equipment: Other | Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Alpine fifth-wheel recreational trailers manufactured August 10, 2015, to December 1, 2016, and Avalanche fifth-wheel recreational trailers manufactured… | Keystone has notified owners, and dealers will replace the Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2017. Owners may contact Keystone customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 15V499000 | August 10, 2015 | Structure | Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Keystone Avalanche recreational vehicles, model 355RK, manufactured from May 6, 2013, through April 24, 2014; model year 2015-2016 Keystone Alpine, models… | Keystone has notified owners, and dealers will remove the emergency exit sticker, free of charge. The recall began on August 17, 2015. Owners may contact Keystone… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
4 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 4 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 2 | 50% | |
| Equipment | 1 | 25% | |
| Structure | 1 | 25% | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 25% |
Complaint excerpts
The 4 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP OUR NEW RV , WE NOTICED THE TWO CENTER SLIDEOUTS WOULD CREEP OUT WHILE TOWING RV ON HIGHWAY. WE HAVE NOTIFIED KEYSTONE OF THIS PROB AND HAVE HAD THE RV IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A HYDRAULIC LEAK , AND STILL TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL THE SAME PROBLEM, SLIDEOUT ARE COMING OUT GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. I AM TAKING THE RV BACK IN AGAIN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A HIGHWAY HAZARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON ANY ROAD OR HIGHWAY SLIDEOUT OUT COULD HIT ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. NOW AS WE TRAVEL WE HAVE TO STOP EVERY 40 MILES TO GET TO RV CONTROLS TO SLIDE THEM …
SLIDES OPEN WHILE MOVING TRAILER- PASSIVE. EMERGENCY WINDOW IN BEDROOM FLEW OFF TRAILER ON HIGHWAY- FAULTY LATCH AS NEVER OPENED AND LATCH WAS IN CLOSED POSITION
BOLT FAILED ON THE AXLE HANGER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD .
THE TIGHT REAR SHACKLE BOLTS FAILED ON THE LIPPERT AUTO ALIGNMENT SUSPENSION, CAUSING THE TRAILER WHEELS TO BECOME MISALIGNED FORCING THE TRAILER TO FORCE THE SUSPENSION TO TRACK TO THE LEFT. THE SHACKLE BOLTS FAILED TO THE NUTS BECAME LOOSE CAUSING THE SHACKLE PLATES TO FALL OFF THE TRAILER. THE CONDITION WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRAILER COULD HAVE FLIPPED WHEN TOWED. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRAILER SUSPENSION REPAIRED. THE SHACKLE BOLTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE UNDERSIZED FOR THE TRAILER AND THE CORES HAD BEEN BORED TO ALLOW GREASE FITTING TO BE INSTALLED IN THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS WEAKENING THE …
Chassis
Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2015353 (August 5, 2015): Label. Official page
- Notice 2016660 (December 29, 2016): Label. Official page
- Notice 2017627 (December 13, 2017): Accessories. Official page
Related model years
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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