WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD PULLING A JEEP WRANGLER. THE RV HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE WITH A MAXIMUM GROSS TRAILER WEIGHT OF 8,000LBS. THE JEEP WE WERE PULLING, 5500 GVWR, WAS WELL BELOW THE REQUIRED CAPACITY. WE HEARD A NOISE AND PULLED OVER ONLY TO FIND THE HTICH IN TACK BUT THE FRAME RAIL ITSELF TORE ALLOWING THE HITCH ASSEBMLY TO HANG DOWN. HAD IT COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE RAME RAIL, THE JEEP WOULD HAVE BEEN UNRESTRAINED AS ALL CONNECTIONS TO OUR RV ARE MADE TO THE HITCH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND A PROBLEM NOT WITH THE HITCH BUT HOW IT IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AND WILL SUPPLY PHOTOS. *DT*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED DOOR HANDLES BROKE FROM THE RV. CONSUMER STATED WELDING COST $360, PICTURES ATTACHED.*JB
2016 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the trailer hitches. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer Hitches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTrailer Hitches1 injured
Filed Dec 7, 2018NH
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2018| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 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.