NHTSA campaign 05V259000 · Thor California campaign 150030
Thor California Recall 05V-259: AXLE SPRING HANGER ENHANCEMENT
NHTSA recall 05V259000 (Thor California campaign 150030) was reported by THOR CALIFORNIA INC. on June 2, 2005, with 764 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor California Jazz 367WTB, Thor California Tahoe 36WTB and Thor California Wanderer 367WTB for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on June 10, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V259000 (also written 05V-259 or 05V259)
- Filed by
- THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
- Thor California campaign number
- 150030
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 764 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V259000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Thor California
Thor California Jazz 367WTB
Thor California Tahoe 36WTB
Thor California Wanderer 367WTB
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V259000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, UNDER EXTREME OR REPEATED EXTREME SIDE-LOADING OF THE AXLES, BENDING OF THE SPRING HANGERS MAY OCCUR.
Safety consequence
SEVERE BENDING OF THE AXLE HANGERS, POSSIBILITY LOSS OF TRAILER CONTROL WHILE TOWING, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR WITH THE REQUIRED PARTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR AT 888-697-8467.
Notes
THOR RECALL NO. 150030.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V259000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.