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2025 Keystone Cougar problems

Verdict · NHTSA data

Limited data — recalls on file

NHTSA has just 0 complaints on file for the 2025 Keystone Cougar — too few to judge reliability from owner reports alone — but one recall campaign applies to this year, so any used example should have its VIN checked for completed recall work.

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NHTSA complaints

1

Recalls

0

Investigations

0

Crash-involved

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries

0

Deaths

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NCAP overall

How does 2025 compare to other Cougar years?

Cougar NHTSA complaints by model year, 2025 highlighted28 complaints1999: 0 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 4 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 28 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 6 complaints2007: 11 complaints2008: 15 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 15 complaints2011: 12 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 7 complaints2016: 9 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 0 complaints2025: 0 complaints
Cougar NHTSA complaints by model year, 2025 highlighted. Red bars are years to avoid.

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Does the 2025 Keystone Cougar have recalls?

1 NHTSA recall campaign on file. Recall repairs are free at franchised dealers.

24V899000Trailer HitchNovember 27, 2024 · 303 units

Defect

Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain 2025 Arcadia and Cougar trailers equipped with Curt Helux Pin Boxes. The pin box fasteners may have been improperly tightened.

Consequence

The fasteners can loosen and fall out, allowing the towed vehicle to detach from the pin box and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will tighten the pin box fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 10, 2025. Owners may contact Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 24-459.

2025 Keystone Cougar — common questions

Is the 2025 Keystone Cougar reliable?

The record is thin — 0 NHTSA complaints — so owner-report data can't strongly confirm reliability either way, though 1 recall should be verified as completed.

Does the 2025 Keystone Cougar have recalls?

Yes — NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign affecting the 2025 Keystone Cougar. Recall repairs are free at franchised dealers; check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm the work was done.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.