- Vehicles
- 246
- Built between
- Sep 2010 – Aug 2011
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 October 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2010 and August 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2012 Thor Motor Coach HurricaneBuilt September 2010 to August 2011
- 2011-2012 Thor Motor Coach WindsportBuilt September 2010 to August 2011
What the defect is
Thor motor coach (tmc) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 windsport and hurricane motor homes manufactured from september 3, 2010, through august 18, 2011. On these vehicles, the exhaust system is close to a vehicle storage compartment. Heat can build up in this area.
What could happen
Heat build up could result in a fire, property damage, personal injury or death.
What gets fixed
TMC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT FROM THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE EXHAUST. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2010 to August 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA31 August 2011
- Owners notified10 October 2011
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 31 August 2011.
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 tmc at 1-877-855-2867.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RC000042
- Recalling manufacturer
- THOR MOTOR COACH
- 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 motor coach's safety recall number is RC000042.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.