2005 Damon Challenger: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2005 Damon Challenger. The newest campaign is 09V225000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V225000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. Workhorse is handling the remedy and owner notification for this campaign please see 09v-110. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 10,430 units in total.
- 09V225000Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- 08V534000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 06V451000Engine and Engine Cooling
- 06V236000Steering
- 06V132000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
09V225000Received . 2,415 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Damon is recalling 2,415 motorhomes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. Workhorse is handling the remedy and owner notification for this campaign please see 09v-110. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.
08V534000Received . 4,677 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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 charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or damon at
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
06V451000Received . 1,517 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with GM 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. If the damper becomes loose, fuel could be pumped by the fuel pump into the under hood area.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Chevrolet and workhorse are handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 06v225 and 06v289). Dealers will replace the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clips on these engines free of charge. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, workhorse at 877-294-6773, or damon at 1-574-264-5517.
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.
06V236000Received . 116 units.
Steering
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. The spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This steering condition could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Workhorse is conducting this recall (please see 06v148000) and will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering intermediate shaft. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or damon at 574-264-2900.
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.
06V132000Received . 1,705 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, "controls and displays" and no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the ABS telltale when the ABS is not properly functioning does not always occur.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Damon is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or damon at 1-800-860-3812.
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Oct 2006
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 Damon ChallengerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Damon Challenger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/damon/challenger/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- DAMON CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Damon Challenger?
- 10,430 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Damon Challenger have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Damon Challenger, model years 1991 to 2012. 5 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Damon Challenger name most often?
- Structure: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Damon Challenger open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.