2004 Wanderer 367Wtb

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Tread/Belt	1		0	0	0
Tires	1		0	0	0
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Axle Assembly03V320000

Filed Aug 22, 200338 vehiclesThor California, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, DEPENDING UPON THE MANNER IN WHICH ITEMS ARE STORED IN THE TRAILER DURING TRANSIT AND THE CORRESPONDING WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, THE TRAILER COULD BEGIN TO SWAY WHILE BEING TOWED.

Risk. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Remedy. THOR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE TRAILERS TRANSPORTED TO THOR CALIFORNIA'S FACTORY FOR REPAIR. OWNER NOTIFICATION AUGUST 19, 2003. 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 THOR CALIFORNIA AT 1-888-697-8467.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body

Filed Aug 15, 2012MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WANDERER 367WTB TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME STARTED TO COLLAPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 MODEL YEAR WAS BUILT IN A 96-INCH FRAME AND THE 2004 FRAME WAS 102 INCHES WIDE, BUT WAS BUILT ON THE SAME FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE BENDING INWARD AND THE FLOOR WAS SINKING. THE CONTACT HAD SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Tires

Filed Jul 5, 2007CA

I HAVE A 33' 2004 TRAVEL TRAILER WITH ORIGINAL TIRES. IN MAY 2007 I HAD A BLOW OUT, AND AGAIN IN JULY, 2007 I HAD A SECON BLOW OUT. CARILSLE, RADIL TRAIL, ST 225 / 75R15, DOT 833AAD0094.*AK

Tires › Tread/Belt

Filed Feb 20, 20041,800 milesNV

2 CARLISLE TRAILER TIRES BLEW OUT A MONTH APPART AND ONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO OUR NEW 36' 5TH WHEEL RV. WE BELIEVE THESE 16" TIRES TO BE DEFECTIVE AND A SERIOUS HAZARD WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL OR TRAILER, AS THIS IS THE SECOND RV WE HAD WITH CARLISLE TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION FOR NO REASON. WE LOST ALL 4 TIRES ON OUR PREVIOUS 2000 25' WANDERER WAGON TRAVEL TRAILER IN THE FIRST YEAR; SO FAR WE HAVE LOST TWO ON THE 2004 36' 5TH WHEEL RV. PROPER INFLATION WAS ASSURED PRIOR TO TRAVEL AND TEMP WAS ONLY ABOUT 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE OF HAVASU, AZ. THE STEEL BELTS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE AND THE RUBBER TORE UP THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER, DAMAGE WAS $1,295.00. A MONTH LATER THE SECOND TIRE PEELED OFF IN THE SAME WAY BUT CAUSED NO DAMAGE, BUT MUCH INCONVENIENCE, AS IT WAS IN A BAD PLACE TO CHANGE IT, ON A MAJOR FREEWAY SHOULDER OF I-15 NEAR MESQUITE, NV. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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: Aug 22, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.