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1998 Damon Ultrasport Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 4, 2002
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Damon Ultrasport, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure133.3%
  • Brakes133.3%
  • Interior & seats133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE WALL IS SEPARATING FROM THE FLOOR AND THE CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE FLOOR IS BENT. *AK

NHTSA ID 851252 · filed Nov 30, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED: SB54-3. "BRAKE LIGHTS DIODE REVISION" THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS FAILURE HAS COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRING TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM WHEN A SIMPLE RECALL WOULD HAVE SAVED US TIME AND MONEY. WE ALSO HAD TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT PART. I WILL ALSO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION AUTHORITIES. DT

NHTSA ID 769565 · filed Nov 11, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DIODE INSIDE THE WIRING HARNESS EXPLODED AND BURNED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, DAMON CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED BY FREIGHTLINER (ON A 1997 CHASSIS). MR *NLM

NHTSA ID 568480 · filed Dec 4, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .