NHTSA Campaign 11V459000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V459000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system. The repair is free.
THOR MOTOR COACH filed the report for 11V459000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V459000, NHTSA lists up to 246 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 2010 and August 18, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V459000 were scheduled from October 10, 2011, 40 days after the report.
11V459000 covers 1 model from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 11V459000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V459000 vehicles, the 2012 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V459000 ranks 1 of 2 THOR MOTOR COACH recalls on this site.
Besides 11V459000, THOR MOTOR COACH has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- HEAT BUILD UP COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- 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. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TMC AT 1-877-855-2867.
- Notes
- THOR MOTOR COACH'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS RC000042.
Reported August 31, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V459000 (2)
Thor Motor Coach (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V459000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted