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
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Unknown or Other
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Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
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2 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer08V394000
Filed Aug 6, 200822,372 vehiclesSkyline Corporation
Defect. SKYLINE IS RECALLING 22,372 MY 2004-2007 ALLIANCE, ALJO, CELEBRITY, CENTURY, FREESTYLE, LAYTON, NOMAD, RAMPAGE, SEAVIEW, TRAILRIDER, AND WEEKENDER FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR 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. IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy. SKYLINE IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). 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 THE OWNER 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 › 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.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Equipment Adaptive/MobilityFire
Filed Jul 1, 2014215,000 milesID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SKYLINE NOMAD TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENTIRE TRAILER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE TRAILER WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 30, 2008AZ
DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR THAT HAS A LEAK IN THE COOLING UNIT THAT IS EVIDENCED BY YELLOW RESIDUE AT BASE OF COOLING UNIT. IT IS NOT COOLING AT ALL NOW AND DOMETIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE UNIT UNDER THE RECALL UNLESS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS UNIT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IS THE RECALL TO JUST COVER THE UNIT FROM A FIRE OR FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AS WELL? *TR
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: Aug 6, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.