By model year
The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 6
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Damon Daybreak
Every Damon Daybreak model year on file, 1997 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years355 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151997 to 2011
Recall campaigns15Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the Damon Daybreak complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Damon Daybreak model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 1 | 100.0 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Other | 4 | 0.0 | 200 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Other | 5 | 0.0 | 167 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Other | 2 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Other | 6 | 16.7 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | Other | 3 | 66.7 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | Other | 5 | 0.0 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 3 | 0.0 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | Other | 2 | 50.0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Damon Daybreak
- 15V-745 Nov 10, 2015
Affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps
Equipment · 13k 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-523 Oct 26, 2010
Potential exists for a small fracture within the line delivering gas to the oven cavity burner
Equipment · 213 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 - 08V-534 Oct 9, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 4,677 vehicles - 07V-130 Mar 20, 2007
Certain travel trailers and motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the…
Equipment · 25k vehicles - 06V-451 Nov 28, 2006
On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with gm 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can…
Engine and cooling · 1,517 vehicles - 06V-347 Sep 12, 2006
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…
Equipment · 1,592 vehicles - 06V-132 Apr 24, 2006
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of…
Electrical system · 1,705 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.