Thor Motor Coach Challenger, Chateau, Chateau Citation and others: Recreational vehicle/trailer

Date

Jan. 8, 2015

Filed by

Thor Motor Coach

Vehicles

Thor Palazzo (2015); Thor Motor Coach Challenger (2015); Thor Motor Coach Chateau (2015); Thor Motor Coach Chateau Citation (2015); Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000 (2015); Thor Motor Coach Hurricane (2015); Thor Motor Coach Miramar (2015); Thor Motor Coach Windsport (2015)

Component

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Description of the 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.

Potentially affected

154

What can happen

The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.

Remedy

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.

Recall 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.

Owner notification date

Jan. 23, 2015

Manufacturer campaign number

RC000097

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

15V004000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.