Skyline Nomad 2006
Model Nomad made in 2006 by Skyline got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to structure and suspension. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2006
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V394000 | SKYLINE CORPORATION | from 06/03/2003 to 12/22/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 22372 | 11/13/2008 | ODI | SKYLINE CORPORATION | 08/06/2008 | 08/12/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 09/07/2008 | 1 | ||
| Pcu-channel sheared off driver side, rear axle. the pcu channel (or shackle) is what the leaf spring bolts to which holds the axle in place which the tires are connected to. this was discovered after our return from a trip while disconnecting the trailer. the driver side tire had moved forward 2 1/2 inches and the trailer was lower than normal as the frame had dropped and was only being held up by the bolt that connects the leaf spring to the pcu-channel. we have many pictures. we contacted skyline (the manufacturer) customer service in hemet, ca. apparently the 2006 trailer (dop 9/24/2005) is out of warranty. they referred us to lci (the frame builder, reference call # 228845) and stated the same but as courtesy they sent us a replacement pcu-channel. we are now waiting for a return call from the division manager from skyline in hemet, ca - he said that it is out of warranty but he would look into it and get back to us. since it is out of warranty and it appears that we are left to fix this ourselves we contacted a welder. during his examination he stated that the welds on the broken pcu-channel looked like they were under cut (over welded) i.e., poor workmanship. it was also discovered that two of the other three pcu-channels were/are bent. this trailer has roughly 5,000 miles on it and has never been taken off-road. we feel very lucky that this failure did not cause a serious accident and injury or death to us or someone else. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/07/2008 | 1 | ||
| Pcu-channel sheared off driver side, rear axle. the pcu channel (or shackle) is what the leaf spring bolts to which holds the axle in place which the tires are connected to. this was discovered after our return from a trip while disconnecting the trailer. the driver side tire had moved forward 2 1/2 inches and the trailer was lower than normal as the frame had dropped and was only being held up by the bolt that connects the leaf spring to the pcu-channel. we have many pictures. we contacted skyline (the manufacturer) customer service in hemet, ca. apparently the 2006 trailer (dop 9/24/2005) is out of warranty. they referred us to lci (the frame builder, reference call # 228845) and stated the same but as courtesy they sent us a replacement pcu-channel. we are now waiting for a return call from the division manager from skyline in hemet, ca - he said that it is out of warranty but he would look into it and get back to us. since it is out of warranty and it appears that we are left to fix this ourselves we contacted a welder. during his examination he stated that the welds on the broken pcu-channel looked like they were under cut (over welded) i.e., poor workmanship. it was also discovered that two of the other three pcu-channels were/are bent. this trailer has roughly 5,000 miles on it and has never been taken off-road. we feel very lucky that this failure did not cause a serious accident and injury or death to us or someone else. *tr | |||