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Thor Motor Coach Challenger

Every Thor Motor Coach Challenger model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years253 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2023
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins13Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024682015201672017201820192020202120222023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Thor Motor Coach Challenger complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
11
Structure
9
Electrical system
2
Engine and cooling
2
Latches and locks
1
Lighting
1
Powertrain
1
Brakes
1
Equipment
1
Trailer hitches
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thor Motor Coach Challenger model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Thor Motor Coach Challenger by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Other1100.0100010
2022Other20.0100012
2021Other333.3150011
2020Other10.050101
2019Other1100.050201
2018Not decoded0NoneNone302
2017Other50.0250512
2016Other70.0700602
2015Not decoded50.0500512
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thor Motor Coach Challenger

  • 21V-845 Oct 29, 2021
    External compartment outer door skin may separate from the motorhome during transit
    Structure · 424 vehicles
  • 19V-504 Jun 30, 2019
    Vehicle control system software may cause the slide-out room to move unexpectedly
    Equipment · 1,554 vehicles
  • 18V-812 Nov 16, 2018
    Motorized windshield roller shade at the driver's seating position may unroll without warning while driving
    Visibility and wipers · 1,485 vehicles
  • 17V-758 Nov 22, 2017
    See a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V758-5764.pdf
    Equipment · 110k vehicles
  • 17V-634 Oct 9, 2017
    Cargo carrying capacity (CCC) label on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect water capacity for the water heater/fresh water tank
    Equipment · 507 vehicles
  • 17V-555 Sep 7, 2017
    Windshield wipers may fail due to the system being incorrectly installed or secured
    Visibility and wipers · 1,105 vehicles
  • 17V-362 Jun 2, 2017
    Exhaust pipe from the onboard gasoline generator may be mislocated or missing completely on the subject vehicles
    Equipment · 88 vehicles
  • 17V-162 Mar 13, 2017
    These vehicles have windshield wiper systems that may have been improperly installed and secured, possibly causing the wipers to fail during use
    Visibility and wipers · 8,617 vehicles
  • 15V-745 Nov 10, 2015
    Affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps
    Equipment · 13k vehicles
  • 15V-719 Oct 30, 2015
    Due to an incorrect shift cable bracket and an improper shift cable adjustment, the affected vehicles can be shifted out of 'PARK' without…
    Powertrain · 209 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.