Sundowner is recalling 4,535 sunlite living quarter trailers (models 575 gn, 700 gn, 705 gn, 720 gn, 725 gn, 727 gn, 737, 740, 760, 777 gn, cargo gn, stock gn, prostock gn, and stampedesl gn). These trailers may not be equipped with a fuse in line with the...
Manufacturer safety record
Sundowner Problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA holds 35 owner complaints and 6 recalls for Sundowner vehicles from 1989 to 2009. The most complained-about model is the Sunlite LQ (13 complaints).
- Complaints
- 35
- Recalls
- 6
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Sundowner models
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlite LQ | 1997-2008 | 13 | 3 |
| Sportman | 1989-1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Stock | 1997-2003 | 3 | 1 |
| Valuesport | 1989-1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 710 | 1989-1998 | 2 | 1 |
| Cargo | 1997-2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 720 | 1989-1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Charter | 1989-1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Showman | 1989-1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunlite | 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 715 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| 725 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| C500 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| C550 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| C575 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Executive | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Performer | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Prostock | 1997-2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Rancher Sport | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| S600 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| S625 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| S650 | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| ST. Load | 1989-1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Stampedesl | 1997-2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Value Lite | 1999-2003 | 4 | 0 |
| Valuelite | 2001-2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Horizon | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
All time
Most complained-about Sundowner vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 Sundowner Sunlite LQ | 4 | 1 | C |
| 2 | 1999 Sundowner Valuesport | 3 | 0 | C |
| 3 | 2003 Sundowner Value Lite | 3 | 0 | - |
| 4 | 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ | 3 | 2 | C |
| 5 | 2004 Sundowner Sunlite LQ | 2 | 2 | C |
| 6 | 2001 Sundowner Valuelite | 2 | 0 | - |
| 7 | 2001 Sundowner Stock | 2 | 1 | D |
| 8 | 2000 Sundowner Cargo | 2 | 1 | D |
| 9 | 2001 Sundowner Sunlite LQ | 1 | 2 | C |
| 10 | 1999 Sundowner Stock | 1 | 1 | D |
| 11 | 1999 Sundowner Value Lite | 1 | 0 | - |
| 12 | 1996 Sundowner 710 | 1 | 1 | D |
| 13 | 1996 Sundowner 720 | 1 | 1 | D |
| 14 | 1997 Sundowner Charter | 1 | 1 | D |
| 15 | 1998 Sundowner Showman | 1 | 0 | A |
Latest Sundowner recalls
Sundowner is recalling 2,185 my 2003-2006 sunlite lq horse trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an...
Certain recreational, cargo, and horse 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...
On certain horse/stock trailers equipped with dexter predator electric/hydraulic brake systems and were not factory equipped with a storage battery, the break-away system battery does not have enough amp hours to maintain braking for the required 15 minutes...
Covers2005 Sundowner Sunlite
Vehicle description: 2-horse steel trailers. The weld across the top of the coupler hitch could have caused a weak point in the tongue of the trailer.
Vehicle description: steel, aluminum and valuelite horse trailers. Tire sizes were improperly entered on the certification label. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 120, "Tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars,"...
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data