1996 Sundowner 720

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › axle assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Axle Assembly	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Other › Labels98V203000

Filed Sep 1, 199810,000 vehiclesSundowner Trailers

Defect. 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," AND PART 567, "CERTIFICATION."

Risk. IF COMPLETE TIRE INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE, UNDERRATED TIRES COULD BE PLACED ON THE TRAILER CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OR, IN EXTREME CASES, POSSIBLE TIRE BLOWOUTS.

Remedy. NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS OF THESE TRAILERS. IF AN OWNER DESIRES, SUNDOWNER TRAILERS WILL INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Axle Assembly

Filed Oct 18, 1999TX

THE AXLES ON THE TRAILER CANNOT HOLD THE GROSS WEIGHT SPECIFIED FOR THE TRAILOR, WHICH CAUSES THE AXLE TO BECOME BENT OR BROKEN. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996 — this page	1	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 1, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.