The defect
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Daybreak 23DB, 2018-2021 Four Winds 23U, and 2018-2021 Chateau 23U motorhomes. Bolts of the wrong size were used to secure the barrel chair pedestals, allowing the pedestal to separate from the floor in the event of a crash. As such, these motorhomes fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems" and number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
If the pedestal were to separate from the floor during a crash, the seat belt anchorages may fail, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
TMC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the pedestal bolt size, correcting the hardware as necessary, free of charge. This recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC's number for this recall is RC000202.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thor Motor Coach Daybreak | 2020, 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Four Winds | 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Chateau | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Four Winds | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: SEAT BELTS | SEATS
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 Coach Daybreak | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Thor Motor Coach Daybreak | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Four Winds | 2021 | 2 | 9 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Chateau | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Chateau | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Chateau | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Chateau | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Four Winds | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Four Winds | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Four Winds | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2020
20 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the seats; Thor Motor Coach filed 124 campaigns in all.
| 20V794000 17 Dec 2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 20V735000 25 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V673000 30 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V644000 19 Oct 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V633000 14 Oct 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V558000 14 Sept 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V537000 3 Sept 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V505000 26 Aug 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020