Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2001 Damon Escaper

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body › Door1
000
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V130000
Filed Mar 20, 200725,128 vehiclesDamon Corporation

Defect. CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOTOR HOMES 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.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DAMON 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 YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR DAMON AT 1-800-860-3812.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly00V273008
Filed Mar 28, 2001494 vehiclesDamon Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON DODGE VAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY AM-SAFE BETWEEN JANUARY 28 AND AUGUST 15, 2000. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.

Risk. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy. AM-SAFE NOTIFIED DAMON'S CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Sep 23, 2003OK

VEHICLE'S SLIDE LOCKS HAVE SHIFTED DURING TRANSIT. *MR WHILE TRAVELING, THE SLIDE LOCKS (TRANSIT BARS) WERE INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SLIDEOUT. BOTH WERE TIGHTENED BY HAND. THE CONSUMER USED HIS FINGERS TO REMOVE THE REAR SLIDE LOCK. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SCC *JB

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 1, 2002NJ

EVERYTHING SHUTDOWN WHILE MOTORHOME WAS CROSSING MAJOR BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY, WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF BRIDGE AND SAT FOR THREE HOURS. ALSO, OWNER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS UNLATCHING, RESULTING IN DOOR BEING AJAR/OPENED WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20050300Routine
20040400Routine
20030200Routine
20022200Routine
2001 — this page2200Routine
20003500Routine
19990400Routine
19971000Routine
19932000Routine
19922000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 20, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.