NHTSA campaign 99V136000 · Damon campaign 98-067
Damon Recall 99V-136: DAMON/ELECTRICAL WIRING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V136000 (Damon campaign 98-067) was reported by DAMON CORPORATION on May 25, 1999, with 52 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Damon Hornet for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on June 3, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V136000 (also written 99V-136 or 99V136)
- Filed by
- DAMON CORPORATION
- Damon campaign number
- 98-067
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 52 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V136000. 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 Hornet
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 22, 1998 – September 11, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V136000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE CHASSIS WIRING WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED, CAUSING THE WIRE TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE FLOOR STRUCTURE AND THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRING AND REPAIR THE WIRE IF CUT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 3, 1999.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 DAMON AT 1-219-264-2900.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 99V136000
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.