NHTSA campaign 05V238000
Skyline Recall 05V-238: CROSS MEMBER AND GOOSENECK SUPPORT
NHTSA recall 05V238000 was reported by SKYLINE CORPORATION on May 20, 2005, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Skyline Aljo, Skyline Layton and Skyline Nomad for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 31, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V238000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V238000 (also written 05V-238 or 05V238)
- Filed by
- SKYLINE CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V238000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Skyline
Skyline Aljo
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 17, 2004 – December 10, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Skyline Layton
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 17, 2004 – December 10, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Skyline Nomad
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 17, 2004 – December 10, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V238000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS, THERE IS INADEQUATE SUPPORT IN THE FRONT C-CHANNEL CROSS MEMBERS AND GOOSENECK WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FIBERGLASS CAP TO BE DAMAGED AND/OR THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER TO BUCKLE OR BOW.
Safety consequence
IF THE CROSS MEMBER BUCKLED OR BOWED ON THE TRAILER WHILE BEING TOWED, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
SKYLINE WILL RETURN THE UNITS TO THE FACTORY AT ITS EXPENSE, REPLACE THE 7-GAUGE C-CHANNEL CROSS MEMBER WITH A TUBE STEEL CROSS MEMBER AND RETURN THE UNITS TO THE OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SKYLINE AT 1-800-929-1080.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V238000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.