NHTSA Campaign 17V522000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 17V522000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 17V522000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V522000, NHTSA lists up to 860 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 4, 2017 and July 27, 2017.
The 17V522000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V522000 were scheduled from October 13, 2017, 50 days after the report.
17V522000 covers 3 models from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 17V522000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V522000 vehicles, the 2018 Thor Motor Coach Chateau has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V522000 ranks 28 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 17V522000, Thor Motor Coach has 27 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 17V522000 was 15V745000, reported on November 10, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018 Four Winds, Chateau and Freedom Elite recreational vehicles. The liquid propane (LP) hose may sag and become pinched between the frame and the leaf spring u-bolts, potentially damaging the hose and causing a propane leak.
- The risk
- A propane fuel leak may increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- TMC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the LP hose routing and install additional P-clamps or relocate the P-clamps to properly secure the hose, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2017. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020. TMC's number for this recall is RC000144.
Reported August 24, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V522000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V522000, 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 24, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted