2015 THOR CHATEAU CITATION Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 14V695000 on 11/02/2014
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 08/06/2014 - 10/16/2014
- Affected:
- 215
- Defect:
- Thor motor coach (thor) is recalling certain model year 2015 four winds 5000, hurricane, miramar, chateau citation, chateau, four winds siesta, windsport, and freedom elite motorhomes manufactured august 7, 2014, to october 17, 2014. the affected motorhomes have awnings whose mounting brackets may crack, and the awnings may fall.
- Consequence:
- If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.
- Correction:
- Thor has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective mounting brackets, free of charge. the recall began on november 10, 2014. owners may contact thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. thor's number for this recall is rc000095.
- 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:
- 15V004000 on 01/07/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 04/23/2014 - 12/10/2014
- Affected:
- 154
- Defect:
- 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.
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V758000 on 11/28/2017
- Component:
- Equipment
- Affected:
- 110,400
- Defect:
- Thor motor coach (thor) is recalling various 2003-2018 recreational vehicles, equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers. see a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17v758-5764.pdf. these extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. for a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
- Consequence:
- In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Thor will notify owners, instructing them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. the recall began on january 15, 2018. owners may contact thor customer service at 1-877-500-1020, or kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information.
- 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.
2015 THOR CHATEAU 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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