The 2001 Damon Daybreak has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 25,622 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V1300002007-03-2025,128 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
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 CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN…
SEAT BELTS00V2730082001-03-28494 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy
AM-SAFE NOTIFIED DAMON'S CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“After going through stop and go traffic in harrisburg pa the brakes gave out completely with the brake pedal going to the floor in slow traffic. There was a tiny bit of braking and the vehicle coasted on the shoulder to a stop. Lots of smoke from the brakes front and rear. Repair was over $2200 to…”
“Tl* the contact owns a damon daybreak workhorse chassis p30. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed smoke coming from the dashboard but stopped independently within seconds. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and failure mileage was 21,000.”
“Rv refrigerator model #rm2852 serial # 10103282 was recalled in 2007 had it fixed then but 2 years later it still leaked fluid and yellow residue and then all the coolant ammonia and had a fire in the back of the refrigerator. If this was fixed the right way, like replacing the coolant system this…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Damon Daybreak as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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