Skyline
Skyline has 16 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1972–2013), with 28 recall campaigns and 35 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2005 (5). The component complaints name most often is equipment (509.4 per 1,000 component mentions). The Nomad line has the most complaints, 11 over 28 model years.
A further 2 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Skyline and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Skyline model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Skyline only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomad | 28 | 23 | 11 | 0.4 | Equipment |
| Aljo | 24 | 17 | 11 | 0.5 | Equipment |
| Layton | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0.2 | Equipment |
| Weekender | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0.2 | Latches/Locks/Linkages |
| Rampage | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | Equipment |
| Celebrity | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | Equipment |
| Bobcat | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | Equipment |
| Century | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Seaview | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Joey | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Koala | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Freestyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Trailrider | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Layton Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Nomad Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Aljo Limited | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Skyline complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Skyline had?
28 NHTSA recall campaigns name Skyline vehicles (model years 1972–2013). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 123,236, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Skyline model line has the most complaints?
Nomad: 11 complaints over 28 model years (0.4 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Skyline?
equipment (509.4 per 1,000 mentions), structure (169.8 per 1,000 mentions), unknown or other (75.5 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.