- Vehicles
- 544
- Built between
- Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 July 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2010 and April 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2012 Skyline AljoBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline BobcatBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline JoeyBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline KoalaBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline LaytonBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline NomadBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
- 2011-2012 Skyline WeekenderBuilt October 2010 to April 2011
What the defect is
Skyline is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 nomad, aljo, layton, weekender, bobcat, joey, and koala recreational vehicle travel trailers and fifth-wheel trailers manufactured in california from october 1, 2010, through april 30, 2011, for contaminated brake systems.
What could happen
With contaminated brakes, the vehicle may fail to stop properly, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash and/or injury without warning.
What gets fixed
LIPPERT COMPONENTS WILL PERFORM THE REQUIRED INSPECTION AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2010 to April 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 June 2011
- Owners notified31 July 2011
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 June 2011.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact lippert at 1-866-524-7821 or skyline at 1-800-348-7469.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SKYLINE CORPORATION
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.