2015 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2015 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 7 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on November 22, 2017, 3,223 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Class A gas. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Thor Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
7 campaigns in total: 7 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V758000 | November 22, 2017 | Equipment | Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling various 2003-2018 recreational vehicles, equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. See a list of the affected trailer models at:… | Thor will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V555000 | September 7, 2017 | Visibility | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Ace, Challenger, Daybreak, Hurricane, Miramar, Outlaw, Windsport, Palazzo, Tuscany, and Tuscany XTE motorhomes. The windshield wipers may fail due to the system being… | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiper system to verify it is installed correctly, repairing or replacing the system as necessary, free of charge.… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V162000 | March 13, 2017 | Visibility | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2014-2015 ACE, Hurricane, Challenger, Daybreak, Miramar, Outlaw, and Windsport motorhomes. These vehicles have windshield wiper systems that may have been improperly installed and… | TMC has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the wiper arm securing nuts, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2017. Owners may contact TMC… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 16V139000 | March 7, 2016 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Hurricane and Windsport motor homes manufactured January 30, 2013, to March 6, 2015. In the affected motor homes, the vehicle exhaust is located near a storage… | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install a heat shield to prevent heat build-up in the storage compartment. The recall began on April 20, 2016. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 15V745000 | November 10, 2015 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Thor Challenger, Thor Citation, Thor Hurricane, Thor Tuscany, Thor Windsport, 2011-2012 Thor Astoria, Thor Avanti, Thor Chateau, 2011-2014 Thor Daybreak, 2011-2015… | Thor will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism and replace all of the affected bolts, free of charge. The… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 15V004000 | January 8, 2015 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 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… | 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… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 14V695000 | November 3, 2014 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2015 Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Miramar, Chateau Citation, Chateau, Four Winds Siesta, Windsport, and Freedom Elite motorhomes manufactured August 7, 2014, to October 17,… | Thor has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Thor… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
7 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 7 unique complaints for this model year.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 4 | 57% | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 14% | |
| Suspension | 1 | 14% | |
| Visibility | 1 | 14% |
Complaint excerpts
The 5 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
THE ENTRANCE LOCK FALLED LEAVING OCCUPANT LOCKED OUT OF MOTORHOME. HAD TO PRY LOCK FROM DOOR. PERSONS COULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE...VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THEN THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE WITHOUT AN ESCAPE ROUTE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 THOR HURRICANE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE RAIN WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BECAME DETACHED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALER (THOR MOTOR COACH, [address removed], ELKHART, IN 46517, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
ONAN GENERATOR STOP AFTER OPERATING FOR 1 OR [address removed] GENERATOR REPORTS ERROR CODE 36, APPARENTLY OVERHEATING IS THE REASON. THOR AND ONAN ARE POINTING AT EACH OTHER AS TO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. ONAN GENERATOR IS RATED TO OPERATE UP TO 120F, BUT FAILS WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS BELOW 100 AND THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN SOME COOLING EFFECT TO COUNTER THE EFFECT OF THE HOT ROAD SURFACE AND RV ENGINE HEAT. INTERIOR OF RV, SPECIALLY IN LONGER UNITS CAN NOT MAINTAIN A SAFE TEMPERATURE FOR PASSENGERS WITH ONLY THE ENGINE A/C UNIT. GENERATOR RUNS FINE FOR 24 HOURS IN 100+ …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 THOR HURRICANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE PROGRESSING FAILURES WITH AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH THE MOTOR HOME. THE CURRENT IMPACTED THE METAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED A SHOCK. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE AT A CAMPGROUND ELECTRICAL STATION AND WITH THE HOME ELECTRICAL PORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AWNING DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MAKE A MANUAL ADJUSTMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS …
UPON DRIVING NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FORM UNDERNEATH MOTORHOME. OPENED SIDE COMPARTMENT TO FIND MELTING, BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE DRIPPING ONTO UNPROTECTED UN SHIELDED EXHAUST SYSTEM. IF ANYTHING WAS STORED INSIDE THIS COMPARTMENT IT WOULD OF FUELED A MUCH LARGER MORE DANGEROUS FIRE.
Chassis
No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year. Mappings come only from recall notices that name the chassis, so this is a gap in the record, not a statement about the coach.
NHTSA investigations
| Action number | Subject | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE20021 | Trimark 060-1650 Door Latch Failures | November 23, 2020 | December 13, 2024 | none |
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2014493 (November 3, 2014): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2015529 (November 6, 2015): Structure. Official page
- Notice 2016114 (March 9, 2016): Structure. Official page
- Notice 2017172 (March 24, 2017): Visual System. Official page
- Notice 2017434 (September 7, 2017): Visual System. Official page
- Notice 2017613 (December 7, 2017): Accessories. Official page
Related model years
- 2016 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- Thor Motor Coach Hurricane, all years
- 2015 Thor Motor Coach Windsport (same class)
- 2015 Winnebago Vista (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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