NHTSA campaign 01V091002

Damon Recall 01V091002: DAMON/NORCOLD/REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT FIRE

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01V091002 was reported by DAMON CORPORATION on March 20, 2001, with 923 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Damon Challenger, Damon Daybreak, Damon Escaper and more for model years 1999–2000.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V091002 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V091002
Filed by
DAMON CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
923 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V091002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Damon

  • Damon Challenger

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Damon Daybreak

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Damon Escaper

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Damon Hornet

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Damon Intruder

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Damon Ultrasport

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Damon recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V091002.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT IN THE AC ELECTRIC MODE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V091002

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.