Sunlite Equipment: Slide-in Camper

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1981 and August 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• Sunlite SunliteBuilt January 1981 to August 1983

What the defect is

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.

What gets fixed

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.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1981 to August 1983
2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 October 1983
3. Owners notified19 October 1983

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 October 1983.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer

SUN

Safety standard

FMVSS 126

Recall initiated by

OVSC

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Related recalls

Same component

1. Keystone — Equipment: Slide-in Camper17V44400014 July 2017137 vehicles
2. New Paris — Equipment: Slide-in Camper88E0050002 February 1988137 vehicles
3. Beaver — Equipment: Slide-in Camper88E0040002 January 198824 vehicles
4. Hilltop — Equipment: Slide-in Camper86E01200021 May 19862 vehicles
5. Jayco — Equipment: Slide-in Camper82E0160001 September 198290 vehicles
6. Country Homes — Equipment: Slide-in Camper81V07600023 June 198192 vehicles

Same brand

1. Sunlite — Equipment: Labels87E00400012 February 1987562 vehicles