Hearth Record

Equipment: mechanical: slide-in camper (Sunlite)

Vehicle equipment recall 83E-016. NHTSA received SUN’s report on Oct 19, 1983.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received SUN’s report on Oct 19, 1983. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 126, “TRUCK CAMPER LOADING”, WERE OMITTED.

THE CENTER OF GRAVITY HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY CALCULATED AND IS ACTUALLY 55 INCHES FROM THE REAR OF THE CAMPER, RATHER THAN 48 INCHES AS REPORTED.

THE PICTURE SHOWING THE PROPER MATCH OF THE TRUCK AND SLIDE IN CAMPER REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD WAS ALSO OMITTED.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment: mechanical: slide-in camper.

What should you do?

OWNERS WILL BE SENT A DOCUMENT WHICH WILL CONTAIN ALL INFORMATION OMITTED FROM PREVIOUS DOCUMENTATION. ALSO, CENTER OF GRAVITY INFORMATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND IS SHOWN ON NEW DOCUMENT.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCK CAMPER, SLIDE-IN; 7 FOOT HAWK MODEL.SYSTEM: CONSUMER INFORMATION AND LABELING; CENTER OF GRAVITY DATA ANDINSTALLATION INFORMATION.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: OVERLOADING, IMPROPER LOAD DISTRIBUTION, AND IMPROPERTRUCK CAMPER MATCH-UP CAN RESULT IN ADVERSE EFFECTS ON VEHICLE HANDLING ANDBRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 382 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Sunlite SunliteBuilt from Jan 1, 1981 to Aug 1, 1983

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by SUN.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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