# 2005 KEYSTONE COUGAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `647594` · 2007-11-27 · Keystone RV Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KEYSTONE
- **Model:** COUGAR
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Keystone RV Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 150
## Narrative
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2007 I WAS CLOSING UP MY KEYSTONE COURGAR TRAVEL TRAILER AFTER HAVING USED IT FOR 4 DAYS. AFTER I SLID IN THE TWO SIDEOUTS ON THE TRAILER I BEGAN TO SMELL RUBBER BURNING AND I BEGAN SEARCHING TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I FOUND FLAMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TRAILER AT THE AFT END OF WHERE THE LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM SIDEOUT MATED TO THE TRAILER. I REOPENED THE TRAILER, GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SLIDE THE SIDEOUTS OUT AWAY TO GET TO THE FLAMES AND EXTINGUISH THEM. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED IT AS SOON AS I DID I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FANNING THE FLAMES AND CREATING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO OTHERS NOT TO MENTION MY WIFE AND MYSELF. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THAT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.  *TR
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