U.S. public vehicle records

1996 Damon ULTRASPORT: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Structure is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Structure

Structure: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1999

1999: 1

Pattern summary

Structure leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 851360 · 1999-10-21 (October 21, 1999)

HEADLINER IS FALLING DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO POKE HOLES IN THE LINER AND STRAY WITH ADHESIVE TO KEEP LINER FROM FALLING DOWN, WHICH DID NOT REALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 851360 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 1 records

0.0%Valid incident date0 / 1 records

100.0%Valid filing date1 / 1 records

0.0%Ordered incident and filing dates0 / 1 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10083704 · 24,000 mi THE 32 GALLON PROPANE TANK BRACKET WASN'T WELDED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT END OF THE TANK FALLING DOWN ABOUT SIX INCHES AND HANGING ON THE FRAME. THE TANK WAS ONLY BEING SUPPORTED BY THE REAR BRACKETS. AK THE TACK WAS ONLY WELDED. THE REAR SUPPORT WAS ONLY TACK WELDED WHICH WAS LOOSENING. THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND THE PLUMBING. SC *JB Look up ODI 10083704 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10141964 DT: CTHE ONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON CUMMINGS LIFT FUEL PUMP. ALSO, HE WAS TOLD THAT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *AK Look up ODI 10141964 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Structure	1100.0% ODI 851360 HEADLINER IS FALLING DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO POKE HOLES IN THE LINER AND STRAY WITH ADHESIVE TO KEEP LINER FROM FALLING DOWN, WHICH DID NOT REALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK Look up ODI 851360 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10226009 · 48,500 mi THREE OUT OF FOUR WELDS BROKE ON THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD MY LIQUID PROPANE TANK ON MY 2000 DAMON ULTRASPORT CLASS A MOTORHOME. THE TANK DROPPED DOWN BELOW THE CHASSIS FRAME EXPOSING IT TO THE ELEMENTS AND DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IF SOMETHING ON THE ROAD HIT THE TANK IN THE RIGHT AREA THE TANK COULD EXPLODE. *TR Look up ODI 10226009 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Frame And Members	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 703974 VEHICLE OVERWEIGHT PER AXLE (EMPTY) ALL FLOORS SAG BAD ,LIGHTS BLOW FUSES,ELEC.STEP STILL FAILS AFTER 5 REPAIRS Look up ODI 703974 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 851252 THE WALL IS SEPARATING FROM THE FLOOR AND THE CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE FLOOR IS BENT. *AK Look up ODI 851252 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Tires:Tread/Belt	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 557689 WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD AND OVERLAY FROM CASING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, WIRING AND TAIL PIPE CAUSING FIRE IN COMPARTMENT ABOVE TAIL PIPE. NLM Look up ODI 557689 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 703974 VEHICLE OVERWEIGHT PER AXLE (EMPTY) ALL FLOORS SAG BAD ,LIGHTS BLOW FUSES,ELEC.STEP STILL FAILS AFTER 5 REPAIRS Look up ODI 703974 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 568480 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 Look up ODI 568480 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10018927 · 64,000 mi FORD V-10 FAILED AFTER 64000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS AND BLEW OUT THE OIL AND A ROD BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. *JB Look up ODI 10018927 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 769565 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 Look up ODI 769565 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2004: 0 complaints · 2005: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2004	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2004	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Structure
Structure	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.