Recalls for your 2003 Skyline Nomad

Recalls for 2003 Skyline Nomad

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DEFECT #1 - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE


Posted on: 2007-03-05
Description
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.

Consequence
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Corrective Action
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.  

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.

DEFECT #2 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK


Posted on: 2003-02-05
Description
On certain sportwagon or rampage travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with the optional generator/fueling station, there is no check valve installed in the fueling station which could cause gasoline to siphon out.  

Consequence
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could cause a fire.  

Corrective Action
Dealers will install a check valve.  Owner notification began february 3, 2003.  Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact skyline at 1-800-755-6521.  

Notes
Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).