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1997 Damon Ultrasport

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring › fuses and circuit breakers. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt1
010
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers1
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.

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting98V213000
Filed Sep 4, 1998101 vehiclesDamon Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A AND C MOTOR HOMES. THE HARDWARE USED TO SECURE THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) TANK WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY.

Risk. IF THE LP TANK IS NOT SECURED, THE TANK COULD FALL TO THE GROUND WHILE THE MOTOR HOME IS BEING DRIVEN.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOTOR HOMES TO VERIFY THAT THE PROPER HARDWARE IS BEING USED AND THAT ALL NUTS ARE TIGHTENED PROPERLY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 19, 200364,000 milesFL

FORD V-10 FAILED AFTER 64000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS AND BLEW OUT THE OIL AND A ROD BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. *JB

Tires › Tread/BeltFire
Filed Nov 13, 2000FL

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD AND OVERLAY FROM CASING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, WIRING AND TAIL PIPE CAUSING FIRE IN COMPARTMENT ABOVE TAIL PIPE. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 9, 1999OK

THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Mar 3, 1999OR

VEHICLE OVERWEIGHT PER AXLE (EMPTY) ALL FLOORS SAG BAD ,LIGHTS BLOW FUSES,ELEC.STEP STILL FAILS AFTER 5 REPAIRS

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20050200Routine
20040300Routine
20031300Routine
20020200Routine
20010200Routine
20001300Routine
19992300Routine
19983200Routine
1997 — this page4210Routine
19961000Routine

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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.