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Damon Escaper Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 14 owner complaints across 12 model years of the Damon Escaper (1984–2005). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

12
safety recalls, all years
14
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Damon Escaper model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Damon Escaper30
2004 Damon Escaper40
2003 Damon Escaper20
2002 Damon Escaper22
2001 Damon Escaper22
2000 Damon Escaper53
1999 Damon Escaper40
1997 Damon Escaper01
1993 Damon Escaper02
1992 Damon Escaper02
1985 Damon Escaper01
1984 Damon Escaper01

What Damon Escaper owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 3.

All Damon Escaper recalls (12)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Damon Escaper, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V534000 Reported 4,677 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    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: 2004, 2005

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V289000 Reported 804 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    Damon is recalling 804 my 1999 intruder, ultrasport, and escaper motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

    Remedy: Damon is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e-030). Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall began on june 30, 2008.…

    Model years: 1999

  3. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 08V017000 Reported 73 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    On certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.

    Remedy: Damon is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or damon at 937-596-6849.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V130000 Reported 25,128 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    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.

    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…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  5. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 07V022000 Reported 2,618 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    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…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  6. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V095000 Reported 125 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    During the winterization process on certain motor homes from november 5, 2002 through january 6, 2003, the rv antifreeze used may have been contaminated with engine antifreeze.

    Remedy: Dealers will ensure that the water system has been properly flushed. Owner notification began april 7, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 2003

  7. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 02V277002 Reported 354 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 1200lr and 1200rim with serial numbers between 700000 and 1008700 and manufactured between december 1996 and february 1999. These refrigerators can experience low cycle fatigue failure which can lead to the liquid solution slowly leaking from the sealed,…

    Remedy: Norcold will notify its customers and provide a replacement cooling unit free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 2000

  8. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V018008 Reported 17 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    On certain motorhomes equipped with arvinmeritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (ABS) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly.

    Remedy: Dealers will tighten the fasteners to the proper specification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should…

    Model years: 2002

  9. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 00V273008 Reported 494 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    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.

    Remedy: Am-safe notified damon's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  10. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 01V091002 Reported 923 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: motor homes and travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers n841, n821, n641, and n621. These refrigerators can experience a cooling system leak caused by operation in the AC electric mode. If a leak occurs, the cooling performance of the refrigerator will deteriorate, requiring…

    Remedy: Norcold will inspect and replace the refrigerator cooling units. Norcold will conduct the owner notification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  11. Turn signal (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 00V035000 Reported 294 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: motor homes. A clear bulb was used in the turn signal lamp instead of amber as required by FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the clear/white turn signal bulbs with amber turn signal bulbs.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  12. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 99V161001 Reported 49 vehicles potentially affected DAMON CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with air suspensions. The front wheel spindle bearing may have excessive preload due to improper end play settings.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. Dealers will inspect the deflector ring and reseating, adjust the wheel bearings, add lubrication, and replace the hubcap.

    Model years: 1999

Other Damon models

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.