NHTSA campaign 08V233000
Damon Recall 08V-233: POWER STEERING FILTER PLUGS/FREIGHTLINER
NHTSA recall 08V233000 was reported by DAMON CORPORATION on May 22, 2008, with 738 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Damon Astoria, Damon Tuscany, Damon Astoria Pacific and more for model years 2005–2007.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V233000 (also written 08V-233 or 08V233)
- Filed by
- DAMON CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 738 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V233000. 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 Astoria
Damon Astoria Pacific
Damon Astoria Waldorf
- 2005 · Vehicles built March 11, 2005 – April 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Damon Tuscany
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V233000.
Defect description
DAMON IS RECALLING 738 MY 2005-2007 ASTORIA, TUSCANY, MY 2005 ASTORIA WALDORF, AND MY 2006-2007 ASTORIA PACIFIC MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER XC CHASSIS. THE CHASSIS CONTAINS STEERING FILTERS THAT CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.
Safety consequence
SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER (PLEASE SEE 07V570). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR DAMON AT 1-800-860-3812.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V233000
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.