2008 Sundowner Sunlite LQ

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring08V483000

Filed Sep 22, 20084,535 vehiclesSundowner Trailers, Inc.

Defect. 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 WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE TOW VEHICLE.

Risk. IF AN IMPROPERLY WIRED TOW VEHICLE IS CONNECTED TO THE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE RESULTING IN PROPER DAMAGE, INJURY TO A CONSUMER AND/OR LIVESTOCK.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE TRAILERS AND IF IT IS ONE OF THE SUSPECTED TRAILERS, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL AN IN LINE FUSE IN THE WIRE HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUNDOWNER AT 1-800-654-3879.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Aug 22, 2010KS

SUMMARY:SPARE TIRE ATTACHED TO SIDE OF HORSE TRAILER EXPLODED WHILE TRAILER WAS PARKED IN FULL SUN ON HOT DAY (100 DEGREES). NO INJURIES. DAMAGE LIMITED TO TIRE. CONSEQUENCES: TRAILER OPERATES WITH 4 IDENTICAL TIRES. ARE THEY SAFE? DETAILS: TIRE IS A CARLISLE ST 225/75R15, AQ15DOT, AQHH MADE IN CHINA. THERE IS NO MFG DATE ON TIRES, BUT THEY WERE ON NEW TITAN 2 HORSE BUMPER PULL STOCK TRAILER 7/08. (NOTE: TITAN - NOT A SUNDOWNER) SPARE WAS UNUSED AND UNDERINFLATED (50 IN A PSI 65 TIRE). TRAILER WAS USUALLY PARKED UNDER A TREE BUT WAS IN FULL SUN 8/20/2010 WHEN IT BLEW. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. WILL REPLACE IT BUT WONDER IF ALL 5 TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH AMERICAN MADE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2008 — this page	1	1	Routine
2007	0	2	Routine
2006	1	2	Routine
2005	3	2	Routine
2004	2	2	Routine
2003	0	3	Routine
2002	1	2	Routine
2001	1	2	Routine
2000	4	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	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 22, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.