Reliability & cost of ownership
Damon Daybreak Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Damon Daybreak? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Damon Daybreak problems by model year
40 recall entries and 35 owner complaints on file across 13 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Daybreak | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Daybreak | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Daybreak | 4 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Daybreak | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Daybreak | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Daybreak | 4 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Daybreak | 3 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Daybreak | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Daybreak | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Daybreak | 3 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Daybreak | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Daybreak | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Daybreak | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Damon Daybreak, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes15 complaints
- hydraulic11 complaints
- electrical system6 complaints
- equipment5 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- structure3 complaints
- steering3 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints