By year
Owner complaints about Sundowner vehicles peaked at 8 in 2010
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1999 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Sundowner
The complete NHTSA record for Sundowner vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Sundowner recalls are filed by Sundowner Trailers, part of Sundowner.
Owner complaints in the last five years036 on file in all, across 27 models
Recall campaigns60 in five years
Severity index2.8Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Structure draws the most owner complaints about Sundowner vehicles, 51% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Sunlite LQ has the most complaints of any Sundowner model
Every Sundowner model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlite LQ | 1997 to 2008 | 13 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Valuesport | 1989 to 1999 | 4 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Value Lite | 1999 to 2003 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock | 1997 to 2003 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Valuelite | 2001 to 2002 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 710 | 1989 to 1998 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cargo | 1997 to 2003 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 720 | 1989 to 1998 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charter | 1989 to 1998 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Showman | 1989 to 1998 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sunlite | 2005 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon | 2009 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sportman | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 12 | 0 |
| 715 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| 725 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| C500 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| C550 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| C575 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Executive | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Performer | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Rancher Sport | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| S600 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| S625 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| S650 | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| ST. Load | 1989 to 1998 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Prostock | 1997 to 2003 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Stampedesl | 1997 to 2003 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Sundowner product
- 08V-483 Sep 22, 2008
These trailers may not be equipped with a fuse in line with the wire harness that connects to the tow vehicle
Electrical system · 4,535 vehicles - 08V-382 Aug 5, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 2,185 vehicles - 07V-111 Mar 19, 2007
Certain recreational, cargo, and horse trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect…
Equipment · 5,254 vehicles - 05V-301 Jun 27, 2005
On certain horse/stock trailers equipped with dexter predator electric/hydraulic brake systems and were not factory equipped with a storage…
Brakes · 7 vehicles - 01V-083 Mar 13, 2001
Vehicle description: 2-horse steel trailers
Trailer hitches · 238 vehicles - 98V-203 Sep 1, 1998
Vehicle description: steel, aluminum and valuelite horse trailers
Equipment · 10k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.