Equipment: other: labels (Sundowner)
Vehicle recall 98V-203. NHTSA received SUNDOWNER TRAILERS’s report on Sep 1, 1998.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. NHTSA’s own record is on nhtsa.gov.
The short answer
NHTSA received SUNDOWNER TRAILERS’s report on Sep 1, 1998. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
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.
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.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: other: labels.
What should you do?
NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS OF THESE TRAILERS. IF AN OWNER DESIRES, SUNDOWNER TRAILERS WILL INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 24, 1998.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE CORRECTED CERTIFICATION LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT SUNDOWNER AT 1-580-937-4256.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 10,000 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Sundowner Performerand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner ST. Loadand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner S650and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner 710and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner 715and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner 720and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Valuesportand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner S600and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Executiveand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Rancher Sportand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner C500and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner 725and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner S625and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Sportmanand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Charterand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner C550and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner C575and 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
- Sundowner Showmanand 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by SUNDOWNER TRAILERS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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 28, 2026.