The defect
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Hurricane and Windsport motor homes manufactured January 30, 2013, to March 6, 2015. In the affected motor homes, the vehicle exhaust is located near a storage compartment where heat may build-up, causing the compartment to melt.
The risk
Heat build-up in the vehicle storage compartment increases the risk of fire.
The remedy
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will install a heat shield to prevent heat build-up in the storage compartment. The recall began on April 20, 2016. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000112.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thor Motor Hurricane | 2016 |
| Thor Motor Coach Hurricane | 2014, 2015 |
| Thor Motor Coach Windsport | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thor Motor Hurricane | 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| Thor Motor Coach Hurricane | 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| Thor Motor Coach Hurricane | 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| Thor Motor Coach Windsport | 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| Thor Motor Coach Windsport | 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| Thor Motor Coach Windsport | 2016 | 9 | 8 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Thor Motor Coach filed 124 campaigns in all.
| 16V925000 22 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V907000 16 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V868000 2 Dec 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V838000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V837000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V795000 1 Nov 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V779000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V619000 24 Aug 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016