Recall Register

2000 Damon Escaper: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2000 Damon Escaper. The newest campaign is 07V130000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Mar 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 3 complaints 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, 07V130000, in the NHTSA record

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 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 1-800-860-3812.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 27,193 units in total.

  • 07V130000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 02V277002Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 00V273008Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
  • 01V091002Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 00V035000Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

  1. 07V130000Received . 25,128 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, 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 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 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 1-800-860-3812.

    Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 02V277002Received . 354 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, pressurized cooling unit through a small crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a leak occurs and the unit is continually operated, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-667-3005.

    Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.

  3. 00V273008Received . 494 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Am-safe notified damon's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge.

    Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.

  4. 01V091002Received . 923 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 immediate replacement of the cooling unit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit in the AC electric mode can result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-767-9101 or damon at 1-937-497-3080.

    Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION.

  5. 00V035000Received . 294 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The turn signal will appear clear instead of amber.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the clear/white turn signal bulbs with amber turn signal bulbs.

    Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 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.

2000 Damon Escaper: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires3
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
25 Jun 2005

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.

Complaints about the 2000 Damon Escaper, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 3 complaints.

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.

  1. 19840
  2. 19850
  3. 19920
  4. 19930
  5. 19970
  6. 19994
  7. 20005
  8. 20012
  9. 20022
  10. 20032
  11. 20044
  12. 20053

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Damon Escaper: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/damon/escaper/2000/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAMON CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Damon Escaper?
27,193 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 Escaper have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Damon Escaper, model years 1984 to 2005. 5 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Damon Escaper name most often?
Tires: 3 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Damon Escaper open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.