Null reference exception from this.LoadFromXaml() in compiler generated code

I have a view that has the UI defined in XAML, and is loaded automatically when the view is created and a call to InitializeComponent is made from the ctor:

public VideoContentView ()
{
    InitializeComponent ();
}

InitializeComponent method is a system generated code :

 public partial class VideoContentView : ContentView {
        private void InitializeComponent() {
            this.LoadFromXaml(typeof(VideoContentView));

        }

It seems I am randomly getting an null reference exception on the call to this.LoadFromXaml, for both iOS and for Android.

Any ideas what's going on here?

thanks,
Dennis