The defect
ON CERTAIN PARK TRAILERS, THE INCORRECT BOLTS AND LOCKING NUTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE SPRING HANGERS OF THE FRAME. THE BOLTS CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT OF THE SPRING HANGER.
The risk
A MISSING BOLT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BOLTS AND LOCKING NUTS AT THE OWNER'S TRAILER SITE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SKYLINE AT 1-800-693-6207.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Skyline Stone Harbor | 2005, 2006 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Stone Harbor | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Skyline Stone Harbor | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2006
25 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the structure; SKYLINE CORPORATION filed 34 campaigns in all.
| 06V489000 21 Dec 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V483000 15 Dec 2006 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| 06V468000 4 Dec 2006 | THOR CALIFORNIA INC. |
| 06V466000 4 Dec 2006 | THOR CALIFORNIA INC. |
| 06V433000 15 Nov 2006 | EARTHROAMER, LLC |
| 06V431000 15 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V415000 27 Oct 2006 | ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY |
| 06V406000 25 Oct 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006