NHTSA Safety Recalls
Thor Motor Coach Challenger Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Thor Motor Coach Challenger, across 7 model years from 2013 to 2020. The 2019 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 33
2013–2020, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA about the Thor Motor Coach Challenger across 10 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Thor Motor Coach Challenger complaints (6%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Thor Motor Coach Challenger model years, owners name the visibility/wiper most often (at least 13 complaints), then the structure (10).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Thor Motor Coach Challenger in 2021: 6, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Thor Motor Coach Challenger is equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Thor Motor Coach Challenger recall, 21V522000, was reported on July 8, 2021 and concerns the structure.
Thor Motor Coach Challenger years to avoid
Too few Thor Motor Coach Challenger model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Thor Motor Coach Challenger years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER6
- EQUIPMENT5
- VISIBILITY2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- STRUCTURE1
Thor Motor Coach Challenger model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Thor Motor Coach Challenger recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V522000July 8, 2021 | structure | 2019 | crash and injury | 521 |
| 19V504000June 30, 2019 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2019–2020 | injury | 1,554 |
| 18V812000November 16, 2018 | visibility | 2017, 2019 | crash | 1,485 |
| 17V758000November 22, 2017 | equipment | 2013–2017 | fire and injury | 110,400 |
| 17V634000October 9, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2017 | crash | 507 |
| 15V745000November 10, 2015 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 2013–2016 | injury | 12,656 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Thor Motor Coach Challenger. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted