Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed May 26, 2026FL
Tow hitch cracked and separated
2022 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsUnknown or Other
Filed Nov 3, 2023MI
The Receiver Hitch manufactured by Lippert Components part #360-231 and install by Thor and standard equipment failed in use and almost lost towed vehicle on Interstate Highway. Receiver Hitch broke completely on one side and only had 25% still holding on other side when excessive swerving of towed car and noise of dragging tow bar made driver stop. Towed car weight was half of stated hitch rating so there was no expectation of failure of this nature. Researching failure after incident found many similar reports on Thor related forums and a recent NHTSA recall 23V-351 for similar Lippert hitch.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2016| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.