2013 Keystone Raptor

I WAS IN MY RV AT APPROXIMATELY 10AM IN THE MORNING, AT A CAMPGROUND. I NOTICED A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING IN THE LIVING AREA OF THE RV. IT WAS A COLD MORNING, AND HAD OUR ELECTRIC FIRE PLACE ON AT THE TIME. WE ALSO HAD OUR HEAT STRIP IN OUR ROOF TOP AIR CONDITIONER ON AS WELL. THE BURNING SMELL BECAME STRONGER AS THE MORNING WENT ON. I THEN BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. IT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM OUR FIREPLACE, WE THEN REMOVED IT PLACING IT OUTSIDE. I PLUGGED THE UNIT IN OUTSIDE TO SEE IF THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FIREPLACE. THERE WAS NO SMELL FROM THE FIREPLACE. I WENT BACK IN TO THE CAMPER, THE SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT. I INVESTIGATED FURTHER, AND THE SMELL APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE UNDER BELLY COMPARTMENT. AFTER CLEARING OUT THE UNDER BELLY STORAGE, THE RV MECHANIC CAME OVER AND SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL. HE ASKED ME TO PLUG IN EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON AT THE TIME, WHEN I FIRST SMELLED THE BURNING SMELL. THE FIREPLACE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE RV, AND PLUGGED BACK IN TO THE OUTLET. THE RV MECHANIC WENT INTO THE UNDERBELLY AND WAS SEARCH FOR THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. UPON DOING SO, HE HAD BUMPED THE MAIN POWER FEED WIRE COMING INTO THE CAMPER. THIS CAUSED THE LIGHTS ON THE FIREPLACE TO FLICKER OFF AND ON. I NOTIFIED THAT WHAT EVER HE HAD JUST DONE CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER. HE DID THIS AGAIN CAUSING THE LIGHT TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS APPEARED TO BE THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC WAS CONVINCED. HE SHUT THE POWER OFF, AND PULLED THE PLUG OUT. UPON TAKING THE PLUG OUT, HE FOUND THAT THE SIDE OF THE PLUG COVER WAS STARTING TO BURN. THE MECHANIC, WENT TO LOOSEN THE SCREWS FOUR THE FOUR WIRES CONNECTING THE 220 VOLT 50AMP SERVICE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULLED THE WIRES OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO UNSCREW ALL THE SCREWS. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THE HOLD SCREWS FOR THE CONNECTIONS WERE NEVER TIGHTEN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FIRE HAZARD THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KEYSTONE RAPTOR 300 MP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE RV, AN ABNORMAL ODOR APPEARED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE WIRES WERE LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE FRONT UNDER STORAGE AREA. NO DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V155000(EQUIPMENT) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

TRAVELING WEST ON 44 THROUGH MISSOURI NEAR ST. JAMES AT 60-62 MPH OR 1650 RPM ON DIESEL WE HEARD A LARGE BOOM AND I NOTICED VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IT'S A TOYHAULER BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR TOYS WITH US! WE HAD 2 BICYCLES TO RIDE. ALSO TWO LIGHT WEIGHT DOG CRATES MADE OF PLASTIC IN THE BACK. I OBSERVED OUT THE RIGHT MIRROR PARTS COMING OFF MY TRAILER. WE SLOWLY AND SMOOTHLY EASED TO 5 MPH. I THEN WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN AND SEVERED MY LEVELING SYSTEMS HYDRAULICS. ONE LEG WAS ON THE GROUND DRAGGING, I RAISED THE LEG BY HAND AND DUCT TAPED UP FOR A TEMP REPAIR SO I COULD FORWARD TO TAKE THE CAMPER OFF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION WHICH H WAS RIGHT THERE. I CALLED MY ROADSIDE ASSISTED INSURANCE AND THEY CHANGED TIRE TO SPARE. I LOOKED AT DAMAGED AND CONTINUED ON TO OUR CAMPING SPOT IN BRANSON MISSOURI. WE MADE SOME MORE MINOR REPAIRS AND CONTINUED ON OUR TRAVELS WITHOUT A SPARE AND THA LEVELING SYSTEM! PS THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWOUT IN 10 MONTHS ON THIS UNIT. TIRES: GRAND TOURINS ST235/80/R16 E RATED 3520 LBS. *TR