2019 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw: 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 2019 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- It is mapped to the Ford E-450 chassis, so 0 chassis recalls are shown as inherited.
- 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 June 30, 2019, 2,638 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Class C toy hauler. 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
6 campaigns in total: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V504000 | June 30, 2019 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Challenger, Miramar, Magnitude, Outlaw, Omni, and Palazzo motorhomes. The vehicle control system software may cause the slide-out room to move unexpectedly. | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will update the affected software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 28, 2019. Owners may contact TMC customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V812000 | November 16, 2018 | Visibility | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Thor Challenger, Miramar, and Outlaw motorhomes. The motorized windshield roller shade at the driver's seating position may unroll without warning while driving. | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install a fastener to ensure the motor will not allow the shade to roll down during while driving. The recall began January 10,… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V572000 | August 29, 2018 | Electrical System | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Outlaw motorhomes, model 29J. The 12V wiring for the coach may have been improperly wired to the battery instead of wired through a circuit breaker. | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will correct the circuit's wiring, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V482000 | July 19, 2018 | Visibility | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Thor Outlaw motorhomes, model 29J. These vehicles were manufactured without the rear reflex reflectors, which can make the vehicle less visible to other drivers. As such,… | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing reflectors, free of charge. The recall began on August 16, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V385000 | June 8, 2018 | Suspension | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2019 Thor Four Winds, Chateau, Freedom Elite, Majestic, Outlaw, Quantum and Vegas motorhomes built on modified Ford E-450 chassis. The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring… | TMC has notified owners, and dealers will tighten U-bolts to the proper torque, free of charge. The recall began on June 22, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 18V120000 | February 19, 2018 | Seat Belts | Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Outlaw recreational vehicles, model 29J. The sofa seat belt bracket may not meet the strength requirements and may not adequately restrain an occupant in the event of a crash.… | TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install a new bracket, free of charge. The recall began on April 4, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at… | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 2 | 100% | |
| Suspension | 1 | 50% | |
| Unknown or Other | 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).
The trailer hitch mounting brackets failed (metal sheered) where the hitch mounts to the frame. It attaches at 2 points, and both points malfunctioned. My trailer almost separated from the RV while I was driving. There was only about 5% of the metal remaining, even though I was only towing 1100 lbs of the 8000lb capacity. After posting in a Facebook chat (Thor Outlaw Owners and Wannabees) there were probably a dozen owners that posted pictures of the same exact incidents. Some of them were towing vehicles, and the vehicles either departed the road (off a ravine) or careened into oncoming …
The bolts used to mount the RV body to the frame are substandard and spaced too far apart. The RV body weight causes these bolts to begin shearing off. Once one shears off, the entire RV becomes unstable and causes more bolts to fail. On this RV, all of the bolts from the front of the coach to the second exterior storage bin back, on both sides failed. This is a distance of approximately 10 feet on each side. The RV body dropped from the frame 1.5" on the driver side and 2" on the passenger side. This caused safety issues in that the exit door to the RV was pinched shut and unable to be …
Chassis
- Ford E-450 (medium confidence). Named as the chassis for these model years in NHTSA notice 18V385000.
A family can be built on more than one chassis. Only chassis that a recall notice names for these model years are listed, so a chassis missing here is a gap in the record. A chassis recall covers only the vehicles its own notice describes, by build date and VIN range; check the notice before assuming it applies to a particular 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 2018101 (February 21, 2018): Seats And Restraints. Official page
- Notice 2018302 (June 8, 2018): Suspension. Official page
- Notice 2018383 (July 19, 2018): Lights And Instruments. Official page
- Notice 2018459 (August 29, 2018): Electrical. Official page
- Notice 2018630 (November 15, 2018): Accessories. Official page
- Notice 2019327 (July 2, 2019): Electrical. Official page
- Notice 2021499 (August 9, 2021): Structure. Official page
Related model years
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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