NHTSA Campaign 16V468000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 16V468000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 16V468000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V468000, NHTSA lists up to 122 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 9, 2015 and January 12, 2016.
The 16V468000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V468000 were scheduled from July 22, 2016, 25 days after the report.
16V468000 covers 1 model from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V468000 ranks 62 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 16V468000, Thor Motor Coach has 1 other recall on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tuscany XTE, Palazzo, and 2016-2017 Venetian motorhomes manufactured September 9, 2015, to January 12, 2016. The front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
- The risk
- If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- TMC will notify owners, and Detroit Axle service centers, subsidiaries of Daimler Trucks, the manufacturer of the chassis, will modify the sway bar mounting, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact Thor Motor Coach Customer service department at 1-877-500-1020, or Daimler Trucks North America LLC at 1-800-547-0712, or e-mail them at [email protected] to locate a service center. TMC's number for this recall is RC000117.
Reported June 27, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V468000 (2)
Thor Motor Coach (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V468000, 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 27, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted