NHTSA campaign 07V281000 · Thor California campaign 150006

Thor California Recall 07V-281: EXCESSIVE VEHICLE SWAY

NHTSA recall 07V281000 (Thor California campaign 150006) was reported by THOR CALIFORNIA INC. on June 27, 2007, with 149 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor California Jazz for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on July 17, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V281000 (also written 07V-281 or 07V281)
Filed by
THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
Thor California campaign number
150006
Report received
Potentially affected
149 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V281000. 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

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built March 12, 2005 – November 1, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V281000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, UNDER CERTAIN LOAD AND SPEED CONDITIONS, EXCESSIVE VEHICLE SWAY COULD DEVELOP LEADING TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Safety consequence

THIS LOSS OF CONTROL COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL WEIGHT COMPENSATING STEEL TO THE TRAILER A-FRAME AND REINFORCE THE AXLE HANGERS IF NECESSARY. THE TRAILER WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS. OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A GUIDE TO TRAILER LOADING AND WEIGHING TO HELP THEM PROPERLY LOAD AND WEIGHH THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR CALIFORNIA AT 1-888-697-8467.

Notes

THOR RECALL NO. 150006.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V281000

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.