NHTSA Campaign 18V507000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 18V507000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 18V507000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V507000, NHTSA lists up to 175 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2017 and June 12, 2018.
The 18V507000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V507000 were scheduled from September 4, 2018, 33 days after the report.
18V507000 covers 1 model from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2017–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V507000 ranks 55 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Thor Aria motorhomes and 2017-2019 Thor Venetian motorhomes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.
- The risk
- If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- TMC will notify owners, and authorized Daimler Trucks service centers will inspect the caliper mounting bolts and tighten them to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000159.
Reported August 2, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V507000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V507000, 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 2, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted