NHTSA campaign 12V516000 · Manufacturer campaign RC000064
Thor Motor Coach Recall 12V-516: Transfer Switch Overheating
NHTSA recall 12V516000 (Manufacturer campaign RC000064) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on October 22, 2012, with 634 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Chateau, Four Winds Hurricane, Four Winds Mandalay and more for model years 2008–2010. Owners were notified on November 16, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V516000 (also written 12V-516 or 12V516)
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Manufacturer campaign number
- RC000064
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 634 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V516000. 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.
Four Winds
Four Winds Chateau
Four Winds Dutchmen
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – May 1, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Fun Mover
Four Winds Hurricane
Four Winds Magellan
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – May 1, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Mandalay
Four Winds Presidio
Four Winds Windsport
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V516000.
Defect description
Thor Motorcoach is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 motorhomes, manufactured June 1, 2007, through May 1, 2009 and equipped with an Iota ITS-50R Transfer Switch. The models affected are Four Winds brand models: Chateau, Dutchmen, Hurricane, Windsport, Magellan, Fun Mover, Presidio, and Mandalay. Wiring connections inside the transfer switch are not adequate and, as a result, the switch may overheat.
Safety consequence
An overheated switch could cause it to fail and lead to a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Thor Motorcoach will notify owners and replace the Iota Transfer Switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 16, 2012. Owners may contact Thor at 1-877-500-1020.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V516000
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.