NHTSA campaign 15V698000 · Manufacturer campaign RC000106
Thor Motor Coach Recall 15V-698: Transfer Switch may Overheat
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 15V698000 (Manufacturer campaign RC000106) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on October 23, 2015, with 503 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Hurricane, Four Winds Windsport, Four Winds Mandalay and more for model years 2009–2011. Owners were notified on November 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 15V698000 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
- 15V698000 (also written 15V-698 or 15V698)
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Manufacturer campaign number
- RC000106
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 503 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 11.33% (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 15V698000. 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 Hurricane
Four Winds Magellan
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 2, 2009 – September 1, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Mandalay
Four Winds Serrano
Four Winds Windsport
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V698000.
Defect description
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Four Winds Hurricane and Windsport, 2009-2010 Four Winds Mandalay, 2010 Four Winds Magellan, and 2010-2011 Four Winds Serrano motorhomes manufactured May 2, 2009, to September 1, 2010. The affected vehicles are wired to be powered by a generator and are equipped with an Iota ITS-50R transfer switch that may fail when exposed to elevated electrical loads and used in higher ambient temperatures.
Safety consequence
As the transfer switch fails, it may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Iota ITS-50R transfer switch with a transfer switch from another manufacturer, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's number for this recall is RC000106.
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 15V698000
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.