NHTSA campaign 15V004000 · Thor campaign RC000097
Thor and Thor Motor Coach Recall 15V-004: Screws for Awning Lateral Arm Brackets may Fail
NHTSA recall 15V004000 (Thor campaign RC000097) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on January 8, 2015, with 154 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor Motor Coach Challenger, Thor Motor Coach Chateau, Thor Motor Coach Chateau Citation and more for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on January 23, 2015, 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 15V004000 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
- 15V004000 (also written 15V-004 or 15V004)
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Thor campaign number
- RC000097
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 154 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 67.53% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V004000. 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
Thor Palazzo
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach
Thor Motor Coach Challenger
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Chateau
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Chateau Citation
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Miramar
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Windsport
- 2015 · Vehicles built April 24, 2014 – December 11, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V004000.
Defect description
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Challenger, Four Winds 5000, Hurricane, Miramar, Chateau Citation, Chateau, Windsport, and Palazzo motorhomes manufactured April 24, 2014, to December 11, 2014, and equipped with certain Latitude awnings manufactured by Carefree of Colorado. The affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
Safety consequence
The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
Manufacturer remedy
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2015. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020. TMC's number for this recall is RC000097.
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 15V004000
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.