Thor / Thor Motor Coach recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Challenger, Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Miramar, Chateau Citation, Chateau, Windsport, and Palazzo motorhomes manufactured April 24, 2014, to December 11, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude awnings manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
What could happen
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
The fix
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2015. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020. TMC's number for this recall is RC000097.
Vehicles covered
- Thor Palazzo 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Challenger 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Chateau 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Chateau Citation 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Hurricane 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Miramar 2015
- Thor Motor Coach Windsport 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V004000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 8, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jan 23, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 154
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 24, 2014 to Dec 11, 2014
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
- Maker's own recall number
- RC000097
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Thor Motor Coach recall: Seats Jul 29, 2020
- Thor Motor Coach recall: Structure May 28, 2020
- Thor / Thor Motor Coach recall: Power train May 27, 2020
- Damon / Four Winds / Thor and more recall: Equipment Nov 22, 2017
- Thor Motor Coach recall: Equipment Nov 3, 2014
- Thor Motor Coach recall: Equipment Mar 15, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.