Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Sunnybrook 33Rkfs

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly04V158000
Filed Apr 1, 2004168 vehiclesSunnybrook Rv Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BEDROOM SLIDE OUT ROOMS, THE FRONT CROSS-MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE HITCH PIN BOX MAY NOT BE OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH.

Risk. IF OVERLOADED, EXTENSIVE USE, ADDED HITCH WEIGHT, AND/OR ROAD UNEVENNESS, STRESS ON THE C-CHANNEL COULD CAUSE THE HITCH PIN BOX TO HAVE CROWNING OR STRESS FRACTURES CAUSING THE UPPER FRAME TO DROP DOWN MORE THAN ONE INCH WHEN CONNECTED TO THE TOW VEHICLE. THIS COULD AFFECT THE STEERING CAPABILITY OF THE TOWING VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL ADD A 2" X 3" X 86" 11 GAUGE STEEL TUBE TO THE EXISTING FRONT CROSS-MEMBER AND INSPECT/REPAIR ALL WELDS, JOINTS AND STRUCTURE OF THE UPPER FRAME DECKING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 15, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUNNYBROOK AT 574-825-5250.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure
Filed Jul 6, 2004GA

CONSUMER NOTICED THE HITCH PIN BOX WAS HANGING FROM THE FRAME WHICH BROKE FROM THE WELD. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE METAL WAS FATIGUE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20010100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine

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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: Apr 1, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.