Sundowner Cargo 2000
Model Cargo made in 2000 by Sundowner got 5 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to structure. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2000
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V111000 | SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC. | from 04/01/1997 to 08/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 5254 | 05/30/2007 | MFR | SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC. | 03/19/2007 | 03/19/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain recreational, cargo, and horse trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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 Summary | Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sundowner will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). 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 you 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 1-800-654-3879. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 sundowner valuelite trailer (na). while the vehicle was being serviced the dealer notice the vehicle frame had corrosion. the dealer repaired the vehicle but there was no recall and the vehicle was repaired at the manufacturers expense. the contact stated the failure has happen again. the vehicle has not been repaired. she stated the manufacture does not want to take responsibility for the second repair. the failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. vwb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 0 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 sundowner cargo value lite trailer. the contact inspected her horse trailer and noticed that it was deteriorating; the steel part of the trailer had rusted. the trailer had no recalls for that failure. | |||