Reported Oct 1, 19981,143 vehicles affectedSKYLINE CORPORATIONBuilt May 11, 1998 – Sep 10, 1998
The defect
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.
The risk
Electrical current leakage could result in a fire.
Magnetek IS conducting the owner notification for this recall. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free replacement converters within a reasonable time should contactmagnetek at 1-219-356-7100, ext. 469, or skyline at 1-219-294-6521. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).