Thor Motor Coach Visibility: Rearview Mirrors/Devices

Thor Motor Coach is recalling about 110 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. If the monitor displays the image in reverse, the driver may unintentionally turn in the wrong direction, increasing the risk of crash.

Campaign
19V240000
Manufacturer
Thor Motor Coach
Reported
27 March 2019
Vehicles
110
Built between
Jul 2017 – Feb 2019
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 April 2019
Repaired
69%
Unrepaired
34

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2017 and February 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Thor Motor Coach ChateauBuilt July 2017 to February 2019
  • 2018 Thor Motor Coach Four WindsBuilt July 2017 to February 2019
  • 2019-2020 Thor Motor Coach MagnitudeBuilt July 2017 to February 2019
  • 2019-2020 Thor Motor Coach OmniBuilt July 2017 to February 2019

Repair progress

34 of 110 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.

69% repaired — 76 of 110 reported

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 (TMC) is recalling certain 2018 Thor Chateau and Four Winds motorhomes and 2019-2020 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes. The backup camera displays may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

What could happen

If the monitor displays the image in reverse, the driver may unintentionally turn in the wrong direction, increasing the risk of crash.

What gets fixed

TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness to install that will prevent the image from inverting, free of charge. The recall began April 30, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2017 to February 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 March 2019
  3. Owners notified30 April 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 69% 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 27 March 2019.

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 customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000168.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RC000168
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.

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