Thor Motor Coach Electrical System: Wiring

Thor Motor Coach is recalling about 81 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Contact with the screw may result in the wiring insulation being damaged, increasing the risk of an electrical short circuit and a fire.

Campaign
19V417000
Manufacturer
Thor Motor Coach
Reported
5 June 2019
Vehicles
81
Built between
Oct 2018 – May 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 July 2019
Repaired
93%
Unrepaired
6

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2018 and May 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019-2020 Thor Motor Coach MagnitudeBuilt October 2018 to May 2019
  • 2019-2020 Thor Motor Coach OmniBuilt October 2018 to May 2019

Repair progress

6 of 81 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

93% repaired — 75 of 81 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 2019-2020 Magnitude, Omni motorhomes, models BB35 and BH35. Wires located in the electrical junction box may move around and contact an extra screw that was errantly installed.

What could happen

Contact with the screw may result in the wiring insulation being damaged, increasing the risk of an electrical short circuit and a fire.

What gets fixed

TMC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the junction box and remove the extra screw, and repair any damaged wiring, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 15, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2018 to May 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2019
  3. Owners notified15 July 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 93% 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 5 June 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 RC000169.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RC000169
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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