2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ. The newest campaign is 08V483000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Sep 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 08V483000, in the NHTSA record
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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 6,720 units in total.
08V483000Received . 4,535 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08V382000Received . 2,185 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Sundowner is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or sundowner at 1-580-937-4256.
Report filed by SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Tires | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Jan 2011
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/sundowner/sunlite-lq/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ?
- 6,720 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Sundowner Sunlite LQ have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Sundowner Sunlite LQ, model years 1997 to 2008. 2 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ name most often?
- Tires: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Sundowner Sunlite LQ open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.