Thor Motor Coach: Electrical System › Wiring
Thor Motor Coach reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 19, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 158. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thor Gemini and Compass recreational vehicles built on a Ford chassis and equipped with a trailer tow module. Water can enter the tow modules and corrode the wiring causing issues such as rapidly flashing turn signals, loss of instrument panel display, an electrical short and possibly the deployment of seatbelt pretensioner.
The risk
An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Turn signal, instrument cluster or seatbelt pretensioner problems can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford has notified owners, and Ford dealers will add a drainage hole in the driver's door stepwell and incorporate a fuse into the vehicle's wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on June 19, 2018. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000154.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Thor Motor Coach Compass | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Thor Motor Coach Gemini | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Thor Motor Coach Compass | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Thor Motor Coach Gemini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Thor Motor Coach Compass | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Thor Motor Coach Gemini | 0 | 2 | 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 18V415000.
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