Bolt failed on the axle hanger while traveling down the road .
Suspension
2016 Keystone Alpine Suspension problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2016 Keystone Alpine's suspension with NHTSA - 50% of all its complaints, most recently on February 22, 2017. Broken springs, struts, control arms, ball joints, noises and alignment that won't hold.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Suspension complaints
The tight rear shackle bolts failed on the lippert auto alignment suspension, causing the trailer wheels to become misaligned forcing the trailer to force the suspension to track to the left. The shackle bolts failed to the nuts became loose causing the shackle plates to fall off the trailer. The condition was dangerous because the trailer could have flipped when towed. I had to have the trailer suspension repaired. The shackle bolts were determined to be undersized for the trailer and the cores had been bored to...
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allow grease fitting to be installed in the heads of the bolts weakening the structural strngth. The bolts were replaced with solid bolts at all points of the suspension to prevent further failure. I have been informed by my dealer that forest river has recalled trailers using the lippert self-aligning suspension because the shackle bolts shear off. This issue would be exactly the same issue as mine. More images available!
Keystone Alpine suspension complaints by year
Alpine suspension problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data