NHTSA campaign 18V507000 · Thor campaign RC000159

Thor and Thor Motor Coach Recall 18V-507: Caliper Mounting Bolts Insufficiently Tightened

NHTSA recall 18V507000 (Thor campaign RC000159) was reported by Thor Motor Coach on August 2, 2018, with 175 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thor Motor Coach Venetian and Thor Aria for model years 2017–2019. Owners were notified on September 4, 2018, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 18V507000 (also written 18V-507 or 18V507)
Filed by: Thor Motor Coach
Thor campaign number: RC000159
Report received: August 2, 2018
Potentially affected: 175 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
Owners notified: September 4, 2018

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V507000. 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 Aria
- 2017, 2018 · Vehicles built February 21, 2017 – June 12, 2018 (per NHTSA)

All Thor recalls

Thor Motor Coach

Thor Motor Coach Venetian
- 2017, 2018, 2019 · Vehicles built February 21, 2017 – June 12, 2018 (per NHTSA)

All Thor Motor Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V507000.

Defect description

Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Thor Aria motorhomes and 2017-2019 Thor Venetian motorhomes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.

Safety consequence

If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

TMC will notify owners, and authorized Daimler Trucks service centers will inspect the caliper mounting bolts and tighten them to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000159.

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 18V507000

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.