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1998 Skyline Layton Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 1998 Skyline Layton, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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owner complaint to NHTSA

3 safety recalls for the 1998 Skyline Layton

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V074000 Reported 57,295 vehicles potentially affected SKYLINE CORPORATION

    Certain truck campers, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Skyline will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

  2. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 98V240001 Reported 1,143 vehicles potentially affected SKYLINE CORPORATION

    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.

    Remedy: Magnetek is replacing these power converters.

  3. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 98V010002 Reported SKYLINE CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with 20 lb. Lpg cylinders supplied by manchester tank. These cylinders are equipped with an overfill protection. The overfill protection device may not function properly.

    Remedy: Manchester tank is performing the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Manchester will replace these lpg cylinders.

1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1998 Skyline Layton have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2009 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Tl*the contact owns a 1998 skyline layton. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm3662. The contact noticed a yellowish residue and an ammonia odor emanating from the equipment. The equipment”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 2, 2009 · Equipment

Compare Skyline Layton model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Skyline Layton model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1972 Skyline Layton10
1973 Skyline Layton10
1974 Skyline Layton10
1975 Skyline Layton10
1977 Skyline Layton10
1978 Skyline Layton10
1993 Skyline Layton20
1995 Skyline Layton10
1996 Skyline Layton20
1997 Skyline Layton20
1998 Skyline Layton31
1999 Skyline Layton31
2000 Skyline Layton22
2001 Skyline Layton30
2002 Skyline Layton30
2003 Skyline Layton20
2004 Skyline Layton21
2005 Skyline Layton20
2006 Skyline Layton20
2007 Skyline Layton20
2008 Skyline Layton10
2009 Skyline Layton10
2010 Skyline Layton10
2011 Skyline Layton40
2012 Skyline Layton20
2013 Skyline Layton10

Checking a specific 1998 Skyline Layton

How do I know if my 1998 Skyline Layton has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 1998 Skyline Layton; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Skyline dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 07V074000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Skyline models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.