2003 Skyline Aljo

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000
Equipment1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V074000
Filed Mar 5, 200757,295 vehiclesSkyline Corporation

Defect. CERTAIN TRUCK CAMPERS, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. SKYLINE WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR SKYLINE AT 1-574-294-6521.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank03V023000
Filed Jan 28, 2003453 vehiclesSkyline Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN "SPORTWAGON" OR "RAMPAGE" TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL GENERATOR/FUELING STATION, THERE IS NO CHECK VALVE INSTALLED IN THE FUELING STATION WHICH COULD CAUSE GASOLINE TO SIPHON OUT.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 3, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SKYLINE AT 1-800-755-6521.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment
Filed Feb 4, 2009GA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SKYLINE ALJO. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V074000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED A LOCAL RV SERVICE STATION. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT INSTALL A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FOR FREE BECAUSE THE UNIT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO BE REAPIRED, HOWEVER WHEN THE THE COVER WAS REMOVED THERE WAS YELLOW RESIDUE AND THE SMELL OF AMMONIA. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO NEED TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED SINCE THE UNIT HAD ALREADY FAILED. UPDATED 03/12/09. *JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 12, 2003WA

POSITION OF OUTSIDE BBQ CONNECTION CAUSED HOSE TO MELT.*MR *TS *JB

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20130100Routine
20120200Routine
20110400Routine
20100100Routine
20090100Routine
20080100Routine
20070200Routine
20060200Routine
20050200Routine
20042200Routine
2003 — this page2200Routine
20021300Routine
20011200Routine
20001100Routine
19991200Routine
19981300Routine
19972100Routine
19960100Routine
19950200Routine
19940100Routine
19930200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.