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Data through Oct 2026
Make

Thor Motor

The complete NHTSA record for Thor Motor vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.

Most Thor Motor recalls are filed by Thor Motor Coach, part of Thor Industries.

Owner complaints in the last five years224 on file in all, across 3 models
Recall campaigns120 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations12 service bulletins
By year

Owner complaints about Thor Motor vehicles peaked at 8 in 2017

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

024682015201620178201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Components

Visibility and wipers draws the most owner complaints about Thor Motor vehicles, 60% of them

Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.

Visibility and wipers
18
Structure
4
Seat belts
2
Latches and locks
2
Steering
1
Electrical system
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models

The Hurricane has the most complaints of any Thor Motor model

Every Thor Motor model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.

Thor Motor models
ModelModel yearsComplaintsSeverity indexRecallsInvestigations
Hurricane2016 to 2017110.0111
Miramar201670.040
Outlaw201660.061
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 Motor product

  • 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-239 Apr 10, 2017
    Weight rating labels for the tow hitches on these vehicles indicate a 10,000lb weight capacity when the actual hitch capacity is 8,000lbs
    Equipment · 148 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
  • 16V-893 Dec 13, 2016
    Affected vehicles have rear cargo door hinges with welds that may be inadequate for securing the hinge pin to the hinge plate
    Structure · 209 vehicles
  • 16V-139 Mar 7, 2016
    In the affected motor homes, the vehicle exhaust is located near a storage compartment where heat may build-up, causing the compartment to melt
    Engine and cooling · 385 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
  • 15V-699 Oct 23, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the parking brake actuator may be out of calibration causing the parking brake system to not properly hold the vehicle…
    Brakes · 17 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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