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Keystone Rv Company on certain fifth wheel trailers, the dimmer switch may have been wired with reverse polarity.

NHTSA campaign 05V-083 · Reported August 3, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Keystone Rv Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND VERIFY THE SWITCH IS WIRED CORRECTLY.
COST
Free

The short version

KEYSTONE RV COMPANY reported a problem with the headlights switch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, THE DIMMER SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN WIRED WITH REVERSE POLARITY. THIS WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS ON THE SWITCHED CIRCUIT TO EITHER NOT FUNCTION AT ALL OR THE DIMMER SWITCH WILL NOT DIM OR SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS.

WHY IT MATTERS

THE SWITCH MAY BECOME VERY HOT AND MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE SWITCH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND VERIFY THE SWITCH IS WIRED CORRECTLY, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-083.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 05V-083

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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