By year
Owner complaints about Thor California vehicles peaked at 15 in 2006
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2003 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Thor California
The complete NHTSA record for Thor California vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Thor California recalls are filed by Thor California.
Owner complaints in the last five years068 on file in all, across 23 models
Recall campaigns140 in five years
Severity index8.8Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Thor California vehicles, 38% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Tahoe has the most complaints of any Thor California model
Every Thor California model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe | 1997 to 2006 | 19 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jazz | 1997 to 2008 | 11 | 0.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tahoe Fury | 2004 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tahoe 36WTB | 2004 to 2005 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Wanderer | 1997 to 2006 | 6 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jazz Frenzy | 2004 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vortex | 1997 to 2007 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tahoe Transport | 2000 to 2002 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wanderer Wagon | 2000 to 2002 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mirage | 1997 to 2006 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Transport | 2005 to 2007 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wanderer Vortex | 2004 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jazz 367WTB | 2004 to 2005 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wanderer 367WTB | 2004 to 2005 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23TS | 2004 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 2007 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frenzy | 2004 to 2005 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Fury | 2005 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Summitt | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Tahoe 39WTB | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Viper | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Wave | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Wonderer 365WTB | 2005 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Thor California product
- 07V-282 Jun 27, 2007
On certain trailers, the lock of the side ramp door may not be properly latched by the consumer, could fail to lock properly, or the attaching…
Latches and locks · 243 vehicles - 07V-281 Jun 27, 2007
On certain travel trailers, under certain load and speed conditions, excessive vehicle sway could develop leading to a loss of vehicle control
Structure · 149 vehicles - 07V-237 Jun 12, 2007
On certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with suburban three burner match light gas ranges, the oven thermostat control valve can allow…
Equipment · 8 vehicles - 06V-468 Dec 4, 2006
On certain cargo/travel trailers, overloading and incorrectly positioning cargo in the rear cargo area can result in alight hitch weight and…
Structure · 117 vehicles - 06V-466 Dec 4, 2006
On certain cargo/travel trailers, there is a possibility of overloading in the rear cargo area
Structure · 17 vehicles - 06V-208 Jun 13, 2006
On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with suburban and atwood furnaces, the furnace exhaust vent was improperly installed
Equipment · 64k vehicles - 05V-531 Nov 18, 2005
On certain fifth wheel trailers, there is a possibility of overloading the slideout resettable circuit breaker and the slideout control switch
Electrical system · 387 vehicles - 05V-259 Jun 2, 2005
On certain fifth wheel trailers, under extreme or repeated extreme side-loading of the axles, bending of the spring hangers may occur
Powertrain · 764 vehicles - 04V-243 May 25, 2004
On certain 'toy box' travel trailers, improper weight distribution may occur when the back of the travel trailer is loaded with cargo
Structure · 83 vehicles - 04V-242 May 25, 2004
On certain travel trailers, improper weight distribution may occur when the back of the travel trailer is loaded with cargo
Structure · 48 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.