2016 THOR CITATION Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 15V224000 on 04/14/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 02/13/2015 - 04/05/2015
- Affected:
- 168
- Defect:
- Thor motor coach (tmc) is recalling certain model year 2016 four winds, citation, outlaw, chateau, siesta, and freedom elite motorhomes manufactured february 14, 2015, to april 6, 2015. the affected vehicles may be missing the water weight carrying capability information on the occupant and cargo carrying capacity (occc) label . as a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 120, "tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a gvwr of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds)."
- Consequence:
- If the vehicle is loaded to its weight capacity without including the weight of the water carried onboard, the motorhome may be overloaded. this can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Tmc will notify owners and will provide a new occc label with the correct information, free of charge. the recall began on may 1, 2015. owners may contact tmc customer service at 1-877-500-1020. tmc's number for this recall is rc000099.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 15V745000 on 11/09/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 05/02/2007 - 03/12/2015
- Affected:
- 12,656
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- 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.
2016 THOR CITATION TSB
- Bulletin:
- LTR 110317
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- This letter stated that there was one (1) service notification issued for the month of october, 2017.
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