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Damon DaybreakYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 35 owner complaints and 15 safety recalls on record for the Damon Daybreak.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints35Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls151997–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Damon Daybreak years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Daybreak median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2002Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls1999Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls1997Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Damon Daybreak problems

All model years combined: 35 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic111
Electrical system62
Equipment52
Suspension40
Structure31
Service brakes31
Steering30
Fuel system, gasoline20
Seats11
5 other systems50
15 recalls

Damon Daybreak recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

24%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer15V-745 · 2008–2011 · Nov 10, 2015 · 12,656 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly11V-058 · 2007–2011 · Jan 25, 2011 · 371 vehicles–Equipment10V-523 · 2011 · Oct 26, 2010 · 213 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic09V-225 · 2007–2010 · Jun 16, 2009 · 2,415 vehicles–Gear box: shaft pitman08V-562 · 2006–2009 · Oct 22, 2008 · 43 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer08V-534 · 2004–2006 · Oct 9, 2008 · 4,677 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer07V-130 · 1997–2004 · Mar 20, 2007 · 25,128 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling06V-451 · 2004–2007 · Nov 28, 2006 · 1,517 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer06V-347 · 2006 · Sep 12, 2006 · 1,592 vehicles–Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel06V-132 · 2003–2005 · Apr 24, 2006 · 1,705 vehicles–Brake fluid low warning: lamp03V-080 · 2002–2003 · Mar 5, 2003 · 2,656 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly00V-273 · 2000–2001 · Mar 28, 2001 · 494 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Daybreak

  1. OMITTED EXHAUST HANGERSQ99013 · 1998–1999 · still open
    Led to recall 99V-202