NHTSA campaign 15V745000 · Thor Motor campaign RC000111
Thor Motor Coach Recall 15V-745: Electric Entry Steps may be Unstable
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 15V745000 (Thor Motor campaign RC000111) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on November 10, 2015, with 12,656 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor Motor Coach Challenger, Thor Motor Coach Citation, Thor Motor Coach Tuscany and more for model years 2008–2016. Owners were notified on January 6, 2016, 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 15V745000 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
- 15V745000 (also written 15V-745 or 15V745)
- Filed by
- Thor Motor Coach
- Thor Motor campaign number
- RC000111
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12,656 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 27.57% (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 15V745000. 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.
Damon
Damon Astoria
Damon Avanti
Damon Challenger
Damon Daybreak
Damon Essence
Damon Outlaw
Damon Tuscany
Four Winds
Four Winds Chateau
Four Winds Citation
Four Winds Dorado
Four Winds Dutchmen
Four Winds Four Winds
Four Winds Fun Mover
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 3, 2007 – March 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Hurricane
Four Winds Magellan
Four Winds Mandalay
Four Winds Presidio
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 3, 2007 – March 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Siesta
Four Winds Windsport
Thor Motor
Thor Motor Hurricane
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 3, 2007 – March 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach
Thor Motor Coach Astoria
Thor Motor Coach Avanti
Thor Motor Coach Challenger
Thor Motor Coach Chateau
Thor Motor Coach Citation
Thor Motor Coach Daybreak
Thor Motor Coach Four Winds
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 3, 2007 – March 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Thor Motor Coach Hurricane
Thor Motor Coach Miramar
Thor Motor Coach Outlaw
Thor Motor Coach Siesta
Thor Motor Coach Tuscany
Thor Motor Coach Windsport
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V745000.
Defect description
Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Thor Challenger, Thor Citation, Thor Hurricane, Thor Tuscany, Thor Windsport, 2011-2012 Thor Astoria, Thor Avanti, Thor Chateau, 2011-2014 Thor Daybreak, 2011-2015 Thor Outlaw, Thor Siesta, 2014-2015 Thor Miramar, 2012 Thor Four Winds, 2008-2011 Damon Astoria, Damon Daybreak, Damon Outlaw, Damon Tuscany, 2008-2012, Damon Challenger, 2008-2010 Damon Essence, 2009-2011 Damon Avanti, Four Winds Chateau, Four Winds Citation, Four Winds Four Winds, Four Winds Hurricane, Four Winds Siesta, Four Winds Windsport, 2009-2010 Four Winds Dorado, Four Winds Dutchmen, Four Winds Magellan, Four Winds Mandalay and 2009 Four Winds Fun Mover, and Four Winds Presidio motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. This bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
Safety consequence
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Thor will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism and replace all of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2016. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's number for this recall is RC000111.
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 15V745000
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.