Thor Motor Coach: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Thor Motor Coach reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 18, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 241. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Challenger and Tuscany recreational vehicles, and 2014 Tuscany XTE and Palazzo recreational vehicles manufactured March 8, 2013, through August 8, 2013, and equipped with certain Frigidaire KG-series microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS manufactured January 27, 2013, through April 10, 2013 in the serial number range KG30607951 through KG31600670. In the affected vehicles, the microwave may start on its own and begin heating when unattended.
The risk
If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.
The remedy
Thor will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2014. Owners may contact Thor Motor Coach at 1-877-500-1020. Thor's number for this recall is RC000088. Note: Until the microwave has been repaired, owners should not store anything in the microwave while it is unattended.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Thor Motor Coach Challenger | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany Xte | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thor Motor Coach Challenger | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V127000.
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