NHTSA Campaign 13V265000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V265000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 13V265000 with NHTSA on June 25, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V265000, NHTSA lists up to 7,593 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 29, 2005 and March 28, 2013.
The 13V265000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V265000 were scheduled from July 30, 2013, 35 days after the report.
13V265000 covers 4 models from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2010–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V265000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V265000 vehicles, the 2010 Thor Motor Coach Windsport has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V265000 ranks 3 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 13V265000, Thor Motor Coach has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V265000 was 12V574000, reported on December 11, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Windsport, model year 2006-2010 Magellan, model year 2007-2013 Hurricane, model year 2009-2013 Serrano and model year 2011-2013 A.C.E motorhomes. The motorhomes are equipped with an RV Custom Products Battery Control Center (BCC) which may experience a failure while the motorhome is in motion.
- The risk
- If the BCC fails, all power may be lost to the motorhome chassis, including all lighting, making the vehicle very difficult to operate, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Thor will notify owners, and dealers will rewire the BCC free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2013. Customers may contact Thor at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's recall campaign number is RC000077.
Reported June 25, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V265000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V265000, 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: June 25, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted