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1998 Sundowner Valuesport

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

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1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Structure
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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What owners actually said

1 reports
Mileage unknown · May 28, 2008
Structure

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 RUS…

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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

NHTSA ODI #10229105

Official recalls

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98V203000 · Equipment:other:labels

Sep 1, 1998

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."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: 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.

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NHTSA investigations

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