Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, "Controls and displays" and no. 105, "Hydraulic and electric brake...
Electrical system
Damon Daybreak Electrical problems by year
6 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Damon Daybreak's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
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Latest Daybreak electrical complaints
We have an iota ts-50r relay transfer switch unit in our 2007 damon daybreak 3274 motor home, purchase used from a dealer in april 2019 with 11,800 miles. It recently started over heating and malfunctions. After extensive research, many motorhome models mfg by various sources have recalled the unit and/or consumers have reported having same issues with fire hazard. I have spoken with the previous owner; an elderly gentleman who very rarely used the motorhome. Thor acquired damon via merge and currently has a...
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recall on the iota its-50r but only includes newer models with the same relay transfer switch. Googling produced many forums with content exact to our issue, some with meltdowns, some with fires. Iota engineering has yet to issue a recall, despite these life threatening safety issues. *Js
Stationary: equipped with an iota its-50r, transfer switch is experiencing failure and heats. Bypassing the delay causes the switch to work when it otherwise won't. There is a recall on the iota its 50r issues by thor and the 2007 damon daybreak is not a currently included product line - but should be.
The lcd which displays critical engine information has bad pixels, which makes it difficult, if not impossible to assess operating conditions. I understand that this is a very common fault with the actia display used in the workhorse chassis. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a damon daybreak workhorse chassis p30. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed smoke coming from the dashboard but stopped independently within seconds. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and failure mileage was 21,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 damon daybreak rv. On july 15, 2008, the front driver's side wheel well fender detached from the vehicle. In addition, the water heater sends flames through the vents before it ignites, there are electrical outages, the chassis is rusting out, the brakes are failing, and the stabilizing hydraulic welds for the seat were rusting out and weakening. There was no fire damage, police report, or injuries. The vehicle has been to the dealer on five occasions for repairs. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 4,800 and current mileage was 6,242.
Vehicle shut down while exiting the highway.*Mr while leaving the expressway at 5 mph the motorhome's neutral switch failed and caused the vehicle's brakes to activate suddenly. The sudden braking was followed by the engine shutting down. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and they indicated that they were aware of the problem with the neutral switch . The consumer is concerned because the motorhome is not equipped with and emergency brake and if the part failed again while driving at a faster speed the outcome may be different. *Nm
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data