NHTSA campaign 06V208000 · Thor California campaign 615001

Thor California Recall 06V-208: FURNACE EXHAUST VENT

NHTSA recall 06V208000 (Thor California campaign 615001) was reported by THOR CALIFORNIA INC. on June 13, 2006, with 64,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor California Jazz, Thor California Mirage, Thor California Tahoe and more for model years 1997–2006. Owners were notified on June 15, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V208000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V208000 (also written 06V-208 or 06V208)
Filed by: THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
Thor California campaign number: 615001
Report received: June 13, 2006
Potentially affected: 64,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Furnace
Owners notified: June 15, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V208000. 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
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 1, 1996 – February 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Thor California Mirage
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 1, 1996 – February 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Thor California Tahoe
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 1, 1996 – February 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Thor California Vortex
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 1, 1996 – February 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Thor California Wanderer
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 1, 1996 – February 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)

All Thor California recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V208000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN AND ATWOOD FURNACES, THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WILL ALLOW LEAKAGE OF FUMES WHICH CONTAIN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, INCLUDING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.

Safety consequence

FUMES COULD ENTER INTO THE TRAILER AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON INSPECTING THE FURNACE VENT. IF AN OWNER BELIEVES THE VENT IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, IS NOT SURE HOW TO INSPECT THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT, OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT INSTALLATION INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR IMMEDIATELY AT 1-877-870-2638 OR VIA THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.THORCA.COM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2006.

Notes

THOR CALIFORNIA RECALL NO. 615001.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 06V208000

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.