Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Thor California Mirage

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace06V208000
Filed Jun 13, 200664,000 vehiclesThor California Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN AND ATWOOD FURNACES, THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WILL ALLOW LEAKAGE OF FUMES WHICH CONTAIN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, INCLUDING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.

Risk. FUMES COULD ENTER INTO THE TRAILER AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON INSPECTING THE FURNACE VENT. IF AN OWNER BELIEVES THE VENT IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, IS NOT SURE HOW TO INSPECT THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT, OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT INSTALLATION INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR IMMEDIATELY AT 1-877-870-2638 OR VIA THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.THORCA.COM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2006.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure
Filed Sep 28, 2004TX

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CRACK END CAP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRACKED END CAP WITH ANOTHER END CAP, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW END CAP, WHICH HAS NOT ARRIVED. *AK WATER WAS COMING INTO THE TRAILER FROM THE EXTERIOR CITY WATER CONNECTION WHICH REPEATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF PROTRUDING STUDS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRAILER AND THE REAR END CAP WHICH HAD CRACKS IN IT AND IN THE FRONT CAP. THE EXHAUST FAN IN THE BATHROOM WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20060100Routine
20050100Routine
20040100Routine
2003 — this page1100Routine
20020200Routine
20010200Routine
20000200Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 13, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.