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1997 Damon Intruder

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › alternator/generator/regulator. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension › Springs/Bags1
000
Parking Brake1
000
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator1
010

1 safety recall

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Parking Brake
Filed Feb 16, 20056,000 milesOK

THE AUTOMATIC PARK SYSTEM LOCKS UP, WHEN IT DOES IT SOMETIMES TAKES 5-30 MINUTES TO DISENGAGE. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT RELEASES. *NM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE MAY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. *TT

Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension › Springs/Bags
Filed May 18, 2000FL

SPRINGS ARE FLAT. FORD MAKES SPRINGS, BUT WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM BECAUSE COACH IS TOO HEAVY. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Sep 10, 1999GA

DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING AT MAIN PLUG OF GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE MOTORHOME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20080100Routine
20070500Routine
20062600Routine
20054700Routine
20044600Routine
200314600Routine
20025300Routine
20010400Routine
20000400Routine
19992300Routine
19982100Routine
1997 — this page3110Routine
19941000Routine

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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.