NHTSA campaign 06V451000
Damon Recall 06V-451: FUEL RAIL CLIP FRACTURE/CHEVROLET/WORKHORSE
NHTSA recall 06V451000 was reported by DAMON CORPORATION on November 28, 2006, with 1,517 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Damon Challenger, Damon Daybreak, Damon Intruder and more for model years 2004–2007.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V451000 (also written 06V-451 or 06V451)
- Filed by
- DAMON CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,517 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V451000. 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
Damon Daybreak
Damon Intruder
Damon Outlaw
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V451000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V451000
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.