2018 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 2018 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane has 5 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 2 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on February 24, 2023, 1,303 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
5 campaigns in total: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V121000 | February 24, 2023 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Hurricane and Windsport recreational vehicles. The driver and front passenger overhead cabinets may detach. | Dealers will inspect and reinstall the overhead cabinets, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2023. Owners may contact TMC… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 20V804000 | December 21, 2020 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Hurricane and Windsport motorhomes. The overhead cabinets located above the driver and front passenger seats may detach and fall onto the seat occupants, possibly causing the… | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the overhead cabinets, and reinstall them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2021. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 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 |
| 17V692000 | November 2, 2017 | Exterior Lighting | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018 Ace, Axis, Hurricane, Windsport, and Vegas motorhomes. The wiring for the trailer lights may have been inserted into the wrong locations of the trailer lighting socket causing the… | Thor has notified owners and dealers will re-wire a new connector, free of charge. The recall began on November 21, 2017. Owners may contact TMC customer service at… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V634000 | October 9, 2017 | Equipment: Other | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Challenger, Axis, Chateau, Four Winds, Hurricane, Miramar, Palazzo, Tuscany, Vegas, Venetian, and Windsport motorhomes. The cargo carrying capacity (CCC) label on these… | TMC will notify owners and send them corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2017. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020.… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
2 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 2 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 1 | 50% | |
| Steering | 1 | 50% | |
| Structure | 1 | 50% | |
| Wheels | 1 | 50% |
Complaint excerpts
The 2 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).
In November 2022 we discovered that both brackets holding the front nose piece to the frame had broken away. Then we discovered the wall on the front passenger side of the Motorhome had pulled away from the floor and left an inch gap between the floor and the wall. We were able to temporarily fix it until we arrived home and it sits in our driveway. Thinking maybe the broken brackets had caused the problem we removed the trim on both sides of the front. On the passenger side we found the screws were all broken off or pulled through the wall. On the drivers side it looks like it had already …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 THOR HURRICANE MOTORHOME. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTORHOME DID NOT STAY IN ONE LANE AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT CALLED THOR MOTORCOACH ([address removed] 15, ELKHART, INDIANA 46516, [phone removed]) REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V634000 (EQUIPMENT) AND WAS SENT A RECALL STICKER TO ATTACH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE MOTORHOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORHOME VEERED ALL OVER THE ROAD BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRES WAS NOT THE CORRECT WEIGHT CAPACITY. THE VIN WAS …
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE24023 | Trailer Hitch Receiver Structure May Crack and Separate | August 14, 2024 | January 16, 2026 | 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 2017492 (October 10, 2017): Label. Official page
- Notice 2017613 (December 7, 2017): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2020644 (December 23, 2020): Structure. Official page
- Notice 2023095 (February 24, 2023): Accessories. Official page
Related model years
- 2017 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2019 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- Thor Motor Coach Hurricane, all years
- 2018 Fleetwood RV Bounder (same class)
- 2018 Forest River Georgetown (same class)
- 2018 Jayco Precept (same class)
- 2018 Newmar Bay Star (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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