The 2012 Keystone Montana has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,205,997 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT17V7550002017-11-221,205,997 affected
Defect
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 trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V755-5127.pdf.…
Consequence
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
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 contact Keystone customer service at 1-574-535-2100, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on…
Complaints by component
TIRES
8
WHEELS
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints12
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While pulling our fifth-wheel trailer, we had a tread separation with one of our power king towmax str tires. The resulting tire failure, cause body damage to both the plastic and aluminum skirting on the rv. Traveling speed: 60 mph. Tire pressure: 80 psi. Tread depth: 6/32".”
“On 4/5/16 traveling on I-10 in florida had a blowout on the drivers side of our camper, tire was a goodyear marathon 235/80/r16, causing damage to the camper. Four days later 4/9/16 on I-65 in alabama we had another blowout, this time passenger side, again causing extensive damage to the camper.…”
“Our new montana fifth wheel came equipped with goodyear marathon st 235/80 r16 load range e tires. Within 7 months of purchase and with 4500 miles on the tires, we had a complete tire failure with the entire tread being blown off while doing 60 mph on a clear interstate with no road hazard. We had…”
“Approximately 25 miles from home, #1 blowout occurred near mile marker (mm) 175 on I-75, rt rear, tread completely torn off, wrapped around axle, put hole in jack hydraulic line and did structural damage to right side. Had good sam put on spare. #2 blowout occured at mm 145 on I-75, left rear,…”
“I purchased a new5th wheel rv in july 2013 and I have had 2 tire blow outs within 8 months since I bought it. I always check and maintain the recomended 80 psi cold pressure that the tire calls for and I keep my highway speed below 65 mph. It appears to be tread seperation and it has done…”
“I have a 2012 keystone cougar 324rlb and I bought it brand new in aug. 2011. It has st235/8016 power-king tow-max str tires (dot 83b5 gpb 1211) that came new with the trailer. These tires have very low miles on them, less than 5000 miles. On labor day 2013 I had a blowout on the curb side rear…”
“Returning home from a 3 night trip to chama, nm when passenger rear tire of our 2012 5th wheel trailer blew out. We were traveling at 65 mph on I-40 outside the eastern city limit of albuquerque, nm. There was an exit about 100 yards away so we could pull off with room to replace the tire. Plastic…”
“Original goodyear made-in-china tires were wearing unevenly after only a few thousand miles. We are obsessive about checking and adjusting tire pressure before each trip. Experts recommended checking trailer axle alignment, which we had to do at our own expense even though still under warranty. No…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Keystone Montana as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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