Suspension shackle bushings wearing in less than 3000 miles mounting bolts to shackles loose lock nut. No manual that states operator has to have suspension serviced . Have had wheel bearing replaced in same front axle twice because of wheel overheating causing brake dust.
Suspension
Keystone Outback Suspension problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Keystone Outback's suspension. Broken springs, struts, control arms, ball joints, noises and alignment that won't hold.
Suspension complaints by model year
Latest Outback suspension complaints
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 keystone outback. While driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle swerved all over the road without warning. An independent mechanic stated that the vehicle was equipped with inadequate components. The components consisted of the rims, axles, brakes, and tires. The trailer weight rating and rear axle weight were not permissible to the recommended standards. The trailer is in the process of being repaired. The vin and mileages were unavailable.
While on the interstate in arizona, the left rear leaf spring "snapped" in half. The spring broke about 2 inches from the bolt eye. The trailer has less than 10,000 miles. Leaf springs do not break. It can cause the camper to flip. Spring was replaced at my cost. Pictures and info were sent to keystone. No response. The break in the spring appears to be because defective material. One would think the other springs would be defective also as well as all keystone campers made in this time frame. *Tr
We were pulling our 29 ft. Travel trailer north on hwy 75 near jasper, fl., When suddenly it started to fishtail. We tried to control the swaying, but it increased until the camper was moving our car and carried us off the road. The camper completely collapsed even though we did not roll. We were traveling on a straight road and did not make any lane changes or sudden moves to start the swaying. It just started and increased. We believe the axle broke or sway bar. The design of this camper added to the increased sway and probably led to the collapsing. *Tr
I purchased an outback trailer from keystone rv in 2004 and it currently has 3000 miles on it. I recently noticed that the tires on the driver side have started to crack, and during the tire replacement the mechanic noticed that the hubs are loose on both axles on the driver side. I then took the trailer to general rv in mount clemens, michigan for repair and they confirmed that the hubs are both loose due to a lack of cotter pins that hold the castle nut on to the trailer on both hubs. The hubs have never been...
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serviced by removal only by adding grease through the zerk fittings. The dealers mechanic could not find any indication of the cotter pins inside the hubs. So, one can only assume that they did not ever add the cotter pins to the assembly. The castle nut had vibrated nearly off the spindle on both wheels on the driver side. The trailer has dual axles from al-ko kober corporation. I tend to believe that this could lead to serious complications on the road, and should be investigated further. Thank you for your time jeffery k plamp. *Jb
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