- Vehicles
- 215
- Built between
- Aug 2014 – Oct 2014
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 November 2014
- Repaired
- 53%
- Unrepaired
- 93
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2014 and October 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach ChateauBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Chateau CitationBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000Built August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds SiestaBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Freedom EliteBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach HurricaneBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach MiramarBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach WindsportBuilt August 2014 to October 2014
Repair progress
93 of 215 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
53% repaired — 114 of 215 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 8
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2015 Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Miramar, Chateau Citation, Chateau, Four Winds Siesta, Windsport, and Freedom Elite motorhomes manufactured August 7, 2014, to October 17, 2014. The affected motorhomes have awnings whose mounting brackets may crack, and the awnings may fall.
What could happen
If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.
What gets fixed
Thor has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2014 to October 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 November 2014
- Owners notified12 November 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 53% repaired
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 3 November 2014.
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 customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's number for this recall is RC000095.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RC000095
- 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
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.
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.