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NHTSA Campaign 98V240001

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Issued by SKYLINE CORPORATION · Reported Oct 1, 1998 · 1,143 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.

Consequence

ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SKYLINE ALJO 1998 1,143
SKYLINE ALJO 1999 1,143
SKYLINE LAYTON 1998 1,143
SKYLINE LAYTON 1999 1,143
SKYLINE NOMAD 1998 1,143
SKYLINE NOMAD 1999 1,143

Source: NHTSA Campaign 98V240001 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.