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2015 KEYSTONE RAPTOR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1180740 · 2015-05-06

Vehicle

Make
KEYSTONE
Model
RAPTOR
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Keystone RV Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE USED OUR NEW RAPTOR FOR A SHORT TRIP & THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED WORKING USING AC. WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT SERVICED AT A KEYSTONE DEALER. THEY FELT THE GFI WAS TRIPPED & RESET IT. WE HAD DONE ALL THAT TYPE OF TROUBLESHOOTING & WERE NOT CONFIDENT THE ISSUE WAS THAT SIMPLE. IT WAS WINTER AND WE PUT THE UNIT IN STORAGE. WE GOT IT OUT LAST WEEK TO PREPARE FOR OUR 1ST TRIP OF THE YEAR. THE REFRIGERATOR STILL DID NOT WORK AND THE GFI WOULD NOT RESET. WE STARTED TO TRACE THE PROBLEM OURSELVES. MY HUSBAND CHECKED SEVERAL OUTLETS TO SEE WHAT WAS WORKING & NOT. IT SEEMED TO BE AT THE KITCHEN TIPOUT. APPARENTLY THE ELECTRIAL SHORTED OUT UNDER THE TRAILER AT THE KITCHEN TIPOUT & BURNED AND MELTED THE POORLY RUN WIREING, CONNECTORS AND INSULATION. WE WERE ASLEEP WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURED. WE COULD OF DIED. WE CONTACTED 2 DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER. THEIR ONLY COMMENT WAS TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10715058
Machine
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