NHTSA campaign 13V164000
Thor Motor Coach Recall 13V-164: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning
NHTSA recall 13V164000 was reported by Thor Motor Coach on April 25, 2013, with 427 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor Motor Coach Challenger, Thor Motor Coach Chateau, Thor Motor Coach Chateau Sport and more for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on May 9, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V164000 (also written 13V-164 or 13V164)
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 427 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V164000. 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 Motor Coach
Thor Motor Coach Challenger
Thor Motor Coach Chateau
Thor Motor Coach Chateau Sport
Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000
Thor Motor Coach Four Winds Siesta
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 13, 2013 – April 9, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
Thor Motor Coach Majestic
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 13, 2013 – April 9, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Palazzo
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 13, 2013 – April 9, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Windsport
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V164000.
Defect description
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Challenger, Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Chateau, Chateau Sport, and Windsport; model year 2013 Palazzo and Four Winds Siesta and model year 2014 Majestic motorhomes manufactured February 13, 2013, through April 09, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
Safety consequence
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Thor Motor Coach will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began during May 2013. Owners may contact Thor at 1-877-855-2867 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
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 13V164000
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.