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Damon Motor Coach fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or UNDER-TIGHTENED.

NHTSA campaign 08V-054 · Reported May 2, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Damon Motor Coach
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DAMON IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE(PLEASE SEE 07V-306).
COST
Free

The short version

DAMON MOTOR COACH reported a problem with the linkages tie rod assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

DAMON IS RECALLING 126 MY 2007-2008 TUSCANY, MY 2008 ASTORIA, AND ASTORIA PACIFIC MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.

WHY IT MATTERS

INCORRECTLY TORQUED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DAMON IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE(PLEASE SEE 07V-306).

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-054.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 08V-054

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

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