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NHTSA Campaign 08V054000

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Issued by DAMON MOTOR COACH · Reported Feb 5, 2008 · 326 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

DAMON IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE(PLEASE SEE 07V-306). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR DAMON AT 1-937-596-6849.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DAMON ASTORIA 2008 326
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2008 326
DAMON TUSCANY 2007 326
DAMON TUSCANY 2008 326

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V054000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.