Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Thor California Wanderer

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer › lpg systems › furnace. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace1
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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
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace
Filed Jun 20, 2007TX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 THOR CALIFORNIA WANDERER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V208000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG FURNACE). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE RECALL REQUIRES THE CONTACT TO INSPECT THE TRAILER FOR THE RECALLED COMPONENT, HOWEVER HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, TRANSMISSION TYPE, BRAKING SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, MILEAGE, FUEL TYPE, POWERTRAIN, OR FUEL SYSTEM WERE UNAVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20060100Routine
20052200Routine
20041200Routine
20031200Routine
20020200Routine
20011200Routine
20000200Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine

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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.

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