The 2000 Sundowner Sunlite Lq has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,254 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V1110002007-03-195,254 affected
Defect
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
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
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…
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“During a routine highway trip (60+mph), a relatively new tire (7,000 miles of use), that was properly inflated (90psi), mounted on a loaded horse trailer, disintegrated. The failure caused a momentary loss of control, but the driver regained control and got the vehicle safely onto the shoulder of…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 sundowner sunlite lq. The contact noticed that rust was flaking from the frame/floorboard of the vehicle. She called the technician and was informed that he had to replace 70 vehicles with identical bodies due to this failure. It would cost between $5,000 to $6,0000 to…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 sundowner sunlite lq horse trailer. The vehicle has carlisle tires. While driving 60 mph, the rear driver's side tire blew out. Prior to the failure, all of the tires in the first set blew out. The contact has maintained the proper amount of air pressure in the tires.…”
“Dometic has a recall on the rv type 2 door refrigerator model rm2652 that was installed by sundowner trailers mfg. In my sierra 720 / 8010 living quarters horse trailer. This recall is due to a possible fatigue crack in the boiler/gas tube that would potentially become a " torch" if escaping gases…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Sundowner Sunlite Lq as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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