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2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger

Other, gasoline, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 12, 2017 to Sep 7, 2021.

Recall campaigns covering this model year6133k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints77.0 times the median 2016 other
Severity index0.02016 others average 9.6
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger peaked in 2021, with 3 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger name visibility and wipers

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Visibility and wipers
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

6 recall campaigns cover the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
17V-758Nov 22, 2017See a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V758-5764.pdfEquipment110,400Part replacement
17V-555Sep 7, 2017Windshield wipers may fail due to the system being incorrectly installed or securedVisibility and wipers1,105Part replacement
17V-162Mar 13, 2017These vehicles have windshield wiper systems that may have been improperly installed and secured, possibly causing the wipers to fail during useVisibility and wipers8,617Repair or modification
15V-745Nov 10, 2015Affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric StepsEquipment12,656Part replacement
15V-719Oct 30, 2015Due to an incorrect shift cable bracket and an improper shift cable adjustment, the affected vehicles can be shifted out of 'PARK' without…Powertrain209Part replacement
15V-699Oct 23, 2015In the affected vehicles, the parking brake actuator may be out of calibration causing the parking brake system to not properly hold the vehicle…Brakes17Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Challenger

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

7 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Sep 7, 2021Failure Aug 2, 2021Magnolia, TXVisibility/wiper

    Windshield wipers get stuck in the up position. Going highway speed in heavy rain. Lost visibility. Spoke with Larry Long with NHTSA. He advised that I make this report and that there are active recalls for this problem.

    NHTSA complaint 11431991
  2. Filed May 24, 2021Failure May 10, 2021Lago Vista, TXVisibility/wiper

    Windshield wipers stopped working during a rainstorm. The passenger side was stuck below the windshield and caused the driver side to also stop operating.

    NHTSA complaint 11418339
  3. Filed Mar 16, 2021Failure Mar 15, 202126,000 milesLafayette, INVisibility/wiper

    WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN CONDITIONS. THE PASSENGER WIPER TRAVELS INTO THE DRIVER SIDE WIPERS MECHANISM AND PREVENTS THEM FROM WORKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER BEING "FIXED" BY THOR UNDER A RECALL. NEVER HAVE THEY REPLACED THE SYSTEM, ONLY WASHERS AND TIGHTENED BOLTS. TRAVELING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT AND THEN AGAIN IN DAYLIGHT BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 55-70 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST.

    NHTSA complaint 11403296
  4. Filed Nov 5, 2020Failure Oct 31, 202018,000 milesLafayette, INVisibility/wiper

    WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. THEY WERE STUCK, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS PAST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE LEFT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD BUT LOWER THAN THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO COST.

    NHTSA complaint 11373203
  5. Filed Jul 25, 2019Failure Aug 1, 201816,000 milesTampa, FLVisibility/wiper

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 THOR CHALLENGER RV. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE WAS LOOSE AND BECAME LOCKED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER. THE FAILURE OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CAMPING WORLD OF TAMPA (4811 MCINTOSH RD, DOVER, FL 33527, (888) 851-2832), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB

    NHTSA complaint 11234767
  6. Filed Oct 20, 2018Failure Oct 3, 201816,782 milesClinton, WIVisibility/wiper

    THE WIPER BLADES MALFUNCTION. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WIPERS ON, THE RIGHT WIPER GETS STUCK UNDER THE LEFT WIPER AND BOTH BECOME INOPERABLE. WE HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN HEAVY RAINS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I WENT FROM 26 INCH WIPER BLADES TO 21 INCH BLADES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE REMOVED THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER, AND USE THE LEFT WIPER SPARINGLY. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHEN I HAVE SEEN STATIONARY. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ONLY SOLUTION IS I HAVE BEEN USING RAINX. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH THIS PRESENT PROBLEM. THERE WILL BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REMEDIED.

    NHTSA complaint 11141597
  7. Filed Jul 12, 2017Failure Jul 12, 20178,548 milesEast Rochester, OHVisibility/wiper

    WIPERS FLOP TO ONE SIDE AND GET STUCK. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL AND STILL NOT FIXED. HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE NEW.

    NHTSA complaint 11004725
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

2 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • LTR 120519 Dec 5, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    This letter stated that there were no Service Bulletins or Technical Service Bulletins issued for the month of November, 2019.
  • LTR 110317 Nov 3, 2017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    This letter stated that there was one (1) Service Notification issued for the month of October, 2017.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.