The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. A GENERATOR MUFFLER STRAP WAS OMITTED DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.
The risk
THE MUFFLER AND EXHAUST TAIL PIPE CAN VIBRATE LOOSE, POSSIBLY DETACHING FROM THE UNIT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MUFFLER STRAP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Damon Challenger | 1998, 1999 |
| Damon Daybreak | 1998, 1999 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Challenger | 1998 | 6 | 3 |
| Damon Challenger | 1999 | 6 | 3 |
| Damon Daybreak | 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Damon Daybreak | 1999 | 3 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 1999
24 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the equipment; DAMON CORPORATION filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 99V362000 29 Dec 1999 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 99V361000 29 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V257000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 99V258000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 99V349000 14 Dec 1999 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 98V167011 10 Dec 1999 | CUSTOM COACH CORPORATION |
| 99V322000 23 Nov 1999 | MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V314000 5 Nov 1999 | ULTRA CARTS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999