2006 SKYLINE FREESTYLE Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 05V386000 on 09/05/2005
- Component:
- Wheels:rim
- Manufactured:
- 03/28/2005 - 08/01/2005
- Affected:
- 65
- Defect:
- On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rim may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.
- Consequence:
- The center of the wheel could separate from the rim. the wheel may wobble and cause a vibration or the mounted tire could lose air causing the tire to go flat, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Skyline is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced with a 16" aluminum wheel. the recall began on september 8, 2005. owners may contact skyline at 574-294-6521.
- Notes:
- Customers may also 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.
- Campaign:
- 08V394000 on 08/11/2008
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 06/02/2003 - 12/21/2006
- Affected:
- 22,372
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
- Correction:
- 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.
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