NHTSA Recall 05V491000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V491000; Date: Oct. 24, 2005
If the cargo weight is exceeded and the trailer overloaded, the excess weight can cause handling problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage. An overloaded trailer is hard to stop which could result in a loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. This could occur without prior warning.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 Skyline Aljo Limited; 2006 Skyline Layton Limited; 2006 Skyline Nomad Limited; 2006 Skyline Weekender
Component: Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured by: Skyline Corporation
Affected Units:: 90
Recall Summary:
Certain travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110 "tire selection and rims. " the tire and loading information placard contains incorrect information regarding the maximum cargo carrying capacity.
How to Fix:
Owners will be provided with new tire information placards and installation instructions. The recall began on October 27, 2005. Owners may contact skyline at 1-800-962-7773.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Oct 27, 2005
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