Thor California Structure

Thor California is recalling about 149 vehicles over a problem with the structure. This loss of control could lead to a vehicle crash resulting in personal injury or death.

Campaign
07V281000
Manufacturer
THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
Reported
27 June 2007
Vehicles
149
Built between
Mar 2005 – Nov 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 July 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2005 and November 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005-2007 Thor California JazzBuilt March 2005 to November 2007

What the defect is

On certain travel trailers, under certain load and speed conditions, excessive vehicle sway could develop leading to a loss of vehicle control.

What could happen

This loss of control could lead to a vehicle crash resulting in personal injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL WEIGHT COMPENSATING STEEL TO THE TRAILER A-FRAME AND REINFORCE THE AXLE HANGERS IF NECESSARY. THE TRAILER WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS. OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A GUIDE TO TRAILER LOADING AND WEIGHING TO HELP THEM PROPERLY LOAD AND WEIGHH THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2005 to November 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2007
  3. Owners notified17 July 2007

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 June 2007.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact thor california at 1-888-697-8467.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
150006
Recalling manufacturer
THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Thor recall no. 150006.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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