By year
Owner complaints about Damon vehicles peaked at 22 in 2003
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Damon
The complete NHTSA record for Damon vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Damon recalls are filed by Damon.
Owner complaints in the last five years0190 on file in all, across 21 models
Recall campaigns390 in five years
Severity index7.4Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations629 service bulletins
Components
Brakes draws the most owner complaints about Damon vehicles, 18% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Challenger has the most complaints of any Damon model
Every Damon model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger | 1991 to 2012 | 44 | 6.8 | 61 | 4 |
| Intruder | 1994 to 2008 | 37 | 2.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Daybreak | 1997 to 2011 | 35 | 14.3 | 47 | 2 |
| Damon | 1980 to 2002 | 29 | 10.3 | 3 | 7 |
| Escaper | 1984 to 2005 | 14 | 7.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Ultrasport | 1996 to 2005 | 12 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Avanti | 2009 to 2011 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Outlaw | 2004 to 2011 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Astoria | 2005 to 2011 | 3 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hornet | 1997 to 2000 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Tuscany | 2005 to 2011 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Astoria Pacific | 2005 to 2009 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frontier | 1997 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Essence | 2008 to 2011 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Camplite | 1997 to 2004 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| Astoria Waldorf | 2005 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| LX 400 | 2004 to 2005 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Magnum | 1997 to 1998 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Outdoor INN | 1997 to 1998 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Daybreak Sport | 2009 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Frontier Flyer | 1997 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Damon product
- 17V-758 Nov 22, 2017
See a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V758-5764.pdf
Equipment · 110k vehicles - 15V-745 Nov 10, 2015
Affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps
Equipment · 13k vehicles - 11V-442 Aug 19, 2011
Circuit breaker for the windshield wiper motor is insufficient for the load
Visibility and wipers · 332 vehicles - 11V-248 Apr 21, 2011
Stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications
Lighting · 68 vehicles - 11V-058 Jan 25, 2011
Fuel-fill cap assemblies used to seal the unused side of the dual-fill gasoline fuel tank were produced with a hose material that did not meet…
Fuel system · 371 vehicles - 10V-563 Nov 16, 2010
Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…
Equipment · 3,488 vehicles - 10V-523 Oct 26, 2010
Potential exists for a small fracture within the line delivering gas to the oven cavity burner
Equipment · 213 vehicles - 10V-407 Sep 9, 2010
These motor homes do not have the proper clearance between the rear suspension leaf spring and the vehicle liquid propane fuel tank
Equipment · 271 vehicles - 09V-225 Jun 16, 2009
When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position
Brakes · 2,415 vehicles - 08V-562 Oct 22, 2008
Castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly
Steering · 43 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.