NHTSA Campaign 19V609000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 19V609000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 19V609000 with NHTSA on August 20, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V609000, NHTSA lists up to 1,941 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 15, 2019 and July 16, 2019.
The 19V609000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V609000 were scheduled from October 10, 2019, 51 days after the report.
19V609000 covers 3 models from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2020.
Owners of the model years 19V609000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V609000 vehicles, the 2020 Thor Motor Coach Freedom Elite has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V609000 ranks 14 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 19V609000, Thor Motor Coach has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 19V609000 was 19V417000, reported on June 5, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2020 Chateau, Daybreak, Four Winds, Freedom Elite, Majestic, Outlaw and Quantum motorhomes. The battery cables may loosen on the battery isolation manager (BIM) or battery isolation relay (BIR), causing premature BIN/BIR failure or electrical arcing.
- The risk
- The loose connection can causing arcing, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install lock washers to properly secure the battery cable to the BIM/BIR. If the cable was loose, dealers will also replace the BIM/BIR, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2019. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000172.
Reported August 20, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V609000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V609000, 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 20, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted