Damon Astoria Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Damon Astoria (2005–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2007.
Pick your Damon Astoria model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Damon Astoria | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Damon Astoria | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 Damon Astoria | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Damon Astoria | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 Damon Astoria | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 Damon Astoria | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 Damon Astoria | 3 | 0 |
What Damon Astoria owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 1.
All Damon Astoria recalls (8)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Damon Astoria, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Thor Challenger, Thor Citation, Thor Hurricane, Thor Tuscany, Thor Windsport, 2011-2012 Thor Astoria, Thor Avanti, Thor Chateau, 2011-2014 Thor Daybreak, 2011-2015 Thor Outlaw, Thor Siesta, 2014-2015 Thor Miramar, 2012 Thor Four Winds, 2008-2011 Damon Astoria, Damon…
Remedy: Thor will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism and replace all of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2016. Owners may contact…
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Motor (visibility)
Thor motor coach (tmc) is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 damon tuscany, astoria, and essence recreational vehicles and model year 2011 and 2012 tmc tuscany and astoria recreational vehicles manufactured from may 7, 2009, through august 12, 2011. The circuit breaker for the windshield wiper motor is insufficient for the load.…
Remedy: Tmc will notify owners, and dealers will exchange the breaker with a 15-amp one, free of charge. The safety recall began on september 6, 2011. Owners may contact tmc warranty/service department at 1-877-855-2867.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Damon is recalling 4,677 my 2004-2006 challenger, daybreak, intruder, my 2004-2005 escaper, ultrasport, and my 2005 astoria and astoria waldorf motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released…
Remedy: Damon will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…
Model years: 2005
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Suspension
Damon is recalling 179 my 2008 astoria, tuscany,essence, and my 2008-2009 astoria pacific motor home chassis equipped with saf-holland adl series rear suspensions. In some instances the transverse beam was not properly welded which could result in a failure of the weld.
Remedy: Damon is working with daimler trucks/saf-holland to have a visual inspection of the adl transverse beam performed. If a weld defect is identified, saf-holland will provide a service replacement kit that contains a new…
Model years: 2008
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Hydraulic power assist system (steering)
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…
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.
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
Damon is recalling 126 my 2007-2008 tuscany, my 2008 astoria, and astoria pacific motor homes built on freightliner chassis. The fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened.
Remedy: Damon is working with freightliner to repair these vehicles free of charge(please see 07v-306). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact freightliner at…
Model years: 2008
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Exterior lighting
Certain motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps reflective devices, and associated equipment." these motor homes were built without the red rear reflex reflectors and some motor homes were built without the side rear red reflex reflectors.
Remedy: Damon will provide the owners with a kit containing the missing reflectors and instructions for applying them to their vehicle. Owners may choose to have their dealers do the repair free of charge. The recall began on…
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Suspension
Some (pacific/waldorf edition) motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.. 120 "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." under certain loading conditions, the front gross axle weight rating (gawr) could be exceeded.
Remedy: Dealers will replace both front tires with a greater load carrying capacity, which will increase the front gross axle weight rating. The recall began august 29, 2005. Owners may contact damon at 800-860-6362.
Other Damon models
- Challenger44 complaints
- Intruder37 complaints
- Daybreak35 complaints
- Damon29 complaints
- Escaper14 complaints
- Ultrasport13 complaints
- Avanti4 complaints
- Hornet3 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.