NHTSA Campaign 20V418000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 20V418000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights. The repair is free.
Thor Motor Coach filed the report for 20V418000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V418000, NHTSA lists up to 2,417 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V418000 were scheduled from October 6, 2021, 443 days after the report.
20V418000 covers 5 models from Thor Motor Coach, model years 2017–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V418000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V418000 vehicles, the 2017 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V418000 ranks 10 of 82 Thor Motor Coach recalls on this site.
Besides 20V418000, Thor Motor Coach has 3 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 20V418000 was 19V799000, reported on November 7, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Aria, Venetian and Tuscany, 2017 Tuscany XTE and 2017-2019 Palazzo motorhomes vehicles that received an inspection-only remedy for recall 18V-763. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
- The risk
- Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- TMC will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 6, 2021. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000196.
Reported July 20, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V418000 (15)
Thor Motor Coach (15)
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Aria
- 2018 Thor Motor Coach Aria
- 2019 Thor Motor Coach Aria
- 2020 Thor Motor Coach Aria
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo
- 2018 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo
- 2019 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2018 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2019 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2020 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany Xte
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Venetian
- 2018 Thor Motor Coach Venetian
- 2019 Thor Motor Coach Venetian
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V418000, 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: July 20, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted