Damon Corporation: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Damon Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 22, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 738. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DAMON IS RECALLING 738 MY 2005-2007 ASTORIA, TUSCANY, MY 2005 ASTORIA WALDORF, AND MY 2006-2007 ASTORIA PACIFIC MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER XC CHASSIS. THE CHASSIS CONTAINS STEERING FILTERS THAT CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.
The risk
SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER (PLEASE SEE 07V570). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR DAMON AT 1-800-860-3812.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Damon Astoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Damon Astoria Pacific | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Damon Tuscany | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Damon Astoria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Damon Astoria Pacific | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Damon Tuscany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Damon Astoria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Damon Astoria Waldorf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Damon Tuscany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V233000.
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