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NHTSA campaign 13V265000 · Thor Motor Coach campaign RC000077

Thor Motor Coach Recall 13V-265: Battery Control Center Failure

NHTSA recall 13V265000 (Thor Motor Coach campaign RC000077) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on June 25, 2013, with 7,593 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor Motor Coach Windsport, Thor Motor Coach Hurricane, Thor Motor Coach Magellan and more for model years 2006–2013. Owners were notified on July 30, 2013, 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 13V265000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V265000 (also written 13V-265 or 13V265)
Filed by
Thor Motor Coach
Thor Motor Coach campaign number
RC000077
Report received
Potentially affected
7,593 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V265000. 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 A.C.E.

    • 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built April 29, 2005 – March 28, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • Thor Motor Coach Hurricane

  • Thor Motor Coach Magellan

  • Thor Motor Coach Serrano

  • Thor Motor Coach Windsport

All Thor Motor Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V265000.

Defect description

Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Windsport, model year 2006-2010 Magellan, model year 2007-2013 Hurricane, model year 2009-2013 Serrano and model year 2011-2013 A.C.E motorhomes. The motorhomes are equipped with an RV Custom Products Battery Control Center (BCC) which may experience a failure while the motorhome is in motion.

Safety consequence

If the BCC fails, all power may be lost to the motorhome chassis, including all lighting, making the vehicle very difficult to operate, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Thor will notify owners, and dealers will rewire the BCC free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2013. Customers may contact Thor at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's recall campaign number is RC000077.

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 13V265000

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.