Thor Industries: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Thor Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 21, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE INTERMEDIATE FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES WERE SPLICED USING RUBBER HOSE AND WORM-DRIVE CLAMPS. THE RUBBER HOSE RUPTURES DUE TO THE PRESSURE GENERATED BY THE FUEL PUMP, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
The risk
THE RUPTURED HOSE SPRAYS FUEL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND RESULTS IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
RUBBER HOSE AND CLAMP WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE STEEL BRAIDED FUEL LINES AND FITTINGS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Thor Ambassador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thor Pinnacle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thor Residency | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thor Ambassador | 0 | 1 | 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 94V051000.
Full record for the 1994 Thor Ambassador → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →