Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Sundowner Valuesport

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members1
000

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
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed May 28, 2008MA

UNSAFE - TRAILER DEALER IN RI STATES IT IS WORTH "JUNK" ONLY - UNDETECTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FRAME WHILE INSPECTING TRAILER, NOTICED EXTENSIVE ROT ON STEEL FRAME "HIDDEN" BENEATH PAINT. HAVE A BUCKET OF LAYERS OF RUST, UNSAFE. MFR. IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS IN OTHER TRAILERS. NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE RUSTPROOF COATING. MFR. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTION OF DEFECT AFTER THEY INITIALLY SAID THEY WOULD BE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19993000Routine
1998 — this page1100Routine
19970100Routine
19960100Routine
19950100Routine
19940100Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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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.