Thor Motor Coach: Electrical System
Thor Motor Coach reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 23, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 503. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Four Winds Hurricane and Windsport, 2009-2010 Four Winds Mandalay, 2010 Four Winds Magellan, and 2010-2011 Four Winds Serrano motorhomes manufactured May 2, 2009, to September 1, 2010. The affected vehicles are wired to be powered by a generator and are equipped with an Iota ITS-50R transfer switch that may fail when exposed to elevated electrical loads and used in higher ambient temperatures.
The risk
As the transfer switch fails, it may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Iota ITS-50R transfer switch with a transfer switch from another manufacturer, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor's number for this recall is RC000106.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Four Winds Hurricane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Four Winds Serrano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Four Winds Windsport | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Four Winds Hurricane | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Four Winds Magellan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Four Winds Mandalay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Four Winds Serrano | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Four Winds Windsport | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Four Winds Hurricane | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Four Winds Mandalay | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Four Winds Windsport | 0 | 3 | 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 15V698000.
Full record for the 2011 Four Winds Hurricane → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →