RV Recalls and Problems

Recall 15V004000: Thor Motor Coach

Official NHTSA recall notice text, the vehicles it lists, and the RV model years on this site that it is linked to.

Key facts

  • NHTSA campaign 15V004000 was filed by Thor Motor Coach and received on January 8, 2015.
  • Type: Vehicle recall. Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER.
  • Potential units affected, as reported by the manufacturer: 154.
  • The manufacturer reports notifying owners on January 23, 2015.
  • Production dates listed: April 24, 2014 to December 11, 2014.
  • First seen in this dataset on September 19, 2026.

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Defect summary (official text)

Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Challenger, Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Miramar, Chateau Citation, Chateau, Windsport, and Palazzo motorhomes manufactured April 24, 2014, to December 11, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude awnings manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.

Consequence (official text)

The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.

Remedy (official text)

TMC will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2015. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020. TMC's number for this recall is RC000097.

Notes and contacts as published

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Manufacturer campaign number: RC000097.

Vehicles listed in the notice

Makes, models and model years in campaign 15V004000
MakeModelModel years
THORPALAZZO2015
THOR MOTOR COACHCHALLENGER2015
THOR MOTOR COACHCHATEAU2015
THOR MOTOR COACHCHATEAU CITATION2015
THOR MOTOR COACHFOUR WINDS 50002015
THOR MOTOR COACHHURRICANE2015
THOR MOTOR COACHMIRAMAR2015
THOR MOTOR COACHWINDSPORT2015

RV model years on this site linked to this campaign

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