Damon Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Damon is recalling about 1,592 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. This may cause melting of the hydraulic line resulting in leakage of hydraulic fluid, which could cause a fire.

Campaign
06V347000
Manufacturer
DAMON CORPORATION
Reported
12 September 2006
Vehicles
1,592
Built between
May 2005 – May 2006
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 September 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2005 and May 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Damon ChallengerBuilt May 2005 to May 2006
  • 2006 Damon DaybreakBuilt May 2005 to May 2006
  • 2006 Damon IntruderBuilt May 2005 to May 2006

What the defect is

On certain class a motor homes, some hydraulic lines for the leveling jack system may be improperly secured or routed too close to a drive train heat source.

What could happen

This may cause melting of the hydraulic line resulting in leakage of hydraulic fluid, which could cause a fire.

What gets fixed

DAMON WILL INSPECT AND SECURE THE CLEARANCE OF THE HYDRAULIC LEVELING HOSE THAT MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO HEAT SOURCES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2005 to May 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 2006
  3. Owners notified25 September 2006

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 12 September 2006.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact damon at 1-800-860-3812.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
06-116
Recalling manufacturer
DAMON CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Damon recall no. 06-116.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

Same brand