1997 Thor Dutchmen

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine and Engine Cooling	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling02V325000

Filed Dec 6, 20022,108 vehiclesGillig Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN LOW FLOOR 29', 35' AND 40' BUSES, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSULATION COULD FATIGUE AND SAG, POTENTIALLY TOUCHING THE TURBOCHARGER.

Risk. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. GILLIG IS PROVIDING THE OWNERS WITH NEW INSULATION AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. THE NEW INSULATION IS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE INSIDE SIDE SURFACE OF THE ACCESS HATCH AND A MECHANICAL RETAINING STRIP TO SUPPORT THE ADJACENT INSULATION. THE RETAINING STRIP IS ATTACHED WITH NUTS AND BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GILLIG AT 1-800-735-1500.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling

Filed Aug 7, 200664,590 milesAK

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE 3RD PLUG HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY FORD V-10 ENGINE. IT STRIPPED ALL THE THREADS IN THE HOLE AND BROKE THE COIL MOUNT OFF. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1999	1	0	0	Routine
1998	4	0	0	Routine
1997 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
1996	0	1	0	Routine
1995	0	1	0	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	2	1	1	Routine
1992	1	1	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	Routine
1990	0	1	0	Routine

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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: Dec 6, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.