The defect
THOR MOTOR COACH (TMC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 DAMON TUSCANY, ASTORIA, AND ESSENCE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 TMC TUSCANY AND ASTORIA RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 7, 2009, THROUGH AUGUST 12, 2011. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE LOAD. THE BREAKER SHOULD HAVE A 15 AMP RATING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH ONE RATED AT 10 AMPS.
The risk
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL STOP OPERATING IF THE BREAKER TRIPS DUE TO A CIRCUIT OVERLOAD. IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION MAY BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
TMC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL EXCHANGE THE BREAKER WITH A 15-AMP ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TMC WARRANTY/SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-877-855-2867.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Damon Astoria | 2010, 2011 |
| Damon Essence | 2010, 2011 |
| Damon Tuscany | 2010, 2011 |
| Thor Motor Coach Astoria | 2011, 2012 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2011, 2012 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Astoria | 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| Damon Astoria | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Damon Essence | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Damon Essence | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Tuscany | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Damon Tuscany | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Astoria | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Thor Motor Coach Astoria | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
Other visibility recalls in 2011
77 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the visibility; THOR INDUSTRIES filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 11V557000 17 Nov 2011 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 11V538000 4 Nov 2011 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V529000 2 Nov 2011 | CARLEN CORPORATION |
| 11V501000 18 Oct 2011 | CUSTOM VEHICLE OUTFITTERS |
| 11V492000 3 Oct 2011 | STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION |
| 11V467000 7 Sept 2011 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V445000 26 Aug 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V435000 23 Aug 2011 | CUSTOM TRIM OF AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011