Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Skyline Layton

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment1
000

3 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.

Equipment › Other › Labels99V135000
Filed May 24, 199957 vehiclesSkyline Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MODEL 3740 PARK TRAILERS. THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING ON THESE UNITS WAS MISCALCULATED.

Risk. THEREFORE, THE C-RANGE TIRES DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIRES AND THE CERTIFICATION LABEL.

Electrical System › Wiring98V240001
Filed Oct 1, 19981,143 vehiclesSkyline Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.

Risk. ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment
Filed Jul 8, 2008MA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SKYLINE LAYTON 3060 TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AMMONIA AT A WELD BETWEEN TWO TUBES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY SENT A LETTER IN APRIL OF 2007, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND PART NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20130100Routine
20120200Routine
20110400Routine
20100100Routine
20090100Routine
20080100Routine
20070200Routine
20060200Routine
20050200Routine
20041200Routine
20030200Routine
20020300Routine
20010300Routine
20002200Routine
1999 — this page1300Routine
19981300Routine
19970200Routine
19960200Routine
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.