NHTSA Campaign 15V745000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V745000 covers 27 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 15V745000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V745000, NHTSA lists up to 12,656 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 3, 2007 and March 13, 2015.
The 15V745000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V745000 were scheduled from January 6, 2016, 57 days after the report.
15V745000 covers 10 models from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2011–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V745000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V745000 vehicles, the 2011 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V745000 ranks 2 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 15V745000, Thor Motor Coach has 27 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V745000 was 15V531000, reported on August 19, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Thor Challenger, Thor Citation, Thor Hurricane, Thor Tuscany, Thor Windsport, 2011-2012 Thor Astoria, Thor Avanti, Thor Chateau, 2011-2014 Thor Daybreak, 2011-2015 Thor Outlaw, Thor Siesta, 2014-2015 Thor Miramar, 2012 Thor Four Winds, 2008-2011 Damon Astoria, Damon Daybreak, Damon Outlaw, Damon Tuscany, 2008-2012, Damon Challenger, 2008-2010 Damon Essence, 2009-2011 Damon Avanti, Four Winds Chateau, Four Winds Citation, Four Winds Four Winds, Four Winds Hurricane, Four Winds Siesta, Four Winds Windsport, 2009-2010 Four Winds Dorado, Four Winds Dutchmen, Four Winds Magellan, Four Winds Mandalay and 2009 Four Winds Fun Mover, and Four Winds Presidio motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. This bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
- The risk
- Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Thor will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism and replace all of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2016. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's number for this recall is RC000111.
Reported November 10, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V745000 (27)
Thor Motor Coach (27)
- 2013 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Citation
- 2013 Thor Motor Coach Daybreak
- 2012 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds
- 2011 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2012 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2013 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Miramar
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Miramar
- 2012 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw
- 2013 Thor Motor Coach Siesta
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Siesta
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Siesta
- 2011 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2013 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2014 Thor Motor Coach Windsport
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Windsport
- 2016 Thor Motor Coach Windsport
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V745000, 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: November 10, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted