Complaints over time
Complaints about the 1998 Keystone Sprinter peaked in 2000, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
1998 Keystone Sprinter
Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 25, 2000 to Mar 4, 2008.
Recall campaigns covering this model year1122k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints33.0 times the median 1998 trailer
Severity index0.01998 trailers average 12.3
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Components
33% of complaints about the 1998 Keystone Sprinter name equipment
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
One recall campaign covers the 1998 Keystone Sprinter
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07V-134 | Mar 22, 2007 | Certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in… | Equipment | 122,162 | Repair or modification |
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 1998 Keystone Sprinter
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
3 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Mar 4, 2008Failure Jul 20, 2003Ville Platte, LARecreational vehicle/trailer
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 KEYSTONE SPRINTER FIFTH WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FAILURE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,000. AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT, BUT LATER DECLINED EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER, FAILURE, AND VEHICLE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTHING WAS AVAILABLE TO DOMETIC AND REFUSE TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER ON RECALL. UPDATED 03/19/08 *TR
NHTSA complaint 10220052 - Filed Jun 22, 2005Failure Apr 29, 2004LA Marque, TXTread/belt
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ONE OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TRAVEL TRAILER THEN BLEWOUT, 1998 KEYSTONE SPRINTER TRAVEL TRAILER. *NM CONSUMER HAD THREE INCIDENTS WITH THE TIRE TREADS SEPARATING. ALL THREE TIMES CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH BRAND NEW TIRES AND INCIDENT STILL OCCURED WHEN IN USE.*SB
NHTSA complaint 10127913 - Filed Jul 25, 2000Failure Mar 26, 1999Hopewell J, NYSuspension
DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION CAUSED THE TRAILER TO SWAY WHILE BEING TOWED, RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE UNIT SPUN SIDEWAYS AND OVERTURNED ONTO ROOF WITH TRAILER TURNED ON ITS LEFT SIDE. NLM
NHTSA complaint 553193
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
No manufacturer communications on file
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.