NHTSA Recall 08V233000
NHTSA Campaign Id 08V233000; Date: May. 22, 2008
Sudden loss of steering assist without warning involving a motor home could be a problem for certain drivers increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Damon Astoria; 2006 Damon Astoria; 2007 Damon Astoria; 2006 Damon Astoria Pacific; 2007 Damon Astoria Pacific; 2005 Damon Astoria Waldorf; 2005 Damon Tuscany; 2006 Damon Tuscany; 2007 Damon Tuscany
Component: Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
Manufactured by: Damon Corporation
Affected Units:: 738
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall 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.
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