1999 Damon Hornet: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Damon Hornet. 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. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 26,103 units in total.
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: .
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.
99V136000Received . 52 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: travel trailers. The chassis wiring was incorrectly routed, causing the wire to be pinched between the floor structure and the frame crossmember.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause an electrical short.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiring and repair the wire if cut.
Report filed by DAMON CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 98-067. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Trailer Hitches | 1 |
- 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
- 7 Dec 2001
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ99014 | Safety query | ELECTRICAL SHORT | Electrical System | 19 May 1999 | Open |
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.
- 19971
- 19981
- 19993
- 20002
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 1999 Damon HornetThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Damon Hornet: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/damon/hornet/1999/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1999 Damon Hornet?
- 26,103 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Damon Hornet have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Damon Hornet, model years 1997 to 2000. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Damon Hornet name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Damon Hornet open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.