The defect
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Aria, Palazzo, Tuscany, and Venetian motorhomes built on a Daimler Trucks (DTNA) chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may contact the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.
The risk
Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
TMC will notify owners, and DTNA dealers will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers, and adjust as needed and/or replace the inner valve stem, free of charge. The recall began November 2, 2020. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-800-524-5210 extension 104 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. TMC's number for this recall is RC000204. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thor Motor Coach Aria | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Palazzo | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Palazzo | 2020 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Thor Motor Coach Venetian | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: TIRES:VALVE
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 Aria | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Aria | 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Aria | 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Aria | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Palazzo | 2018 | 12 | 3 |
| Thor Motor Coach Palazzo | 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Palazzo | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Redundant Palazzo | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Thor Motor Coach Tuscany | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Motor Coach Venetian | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| Thor Motor Coach Venetian | 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| Thor Motor Coach Venetian | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Thor Motor Coach Venetian | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2020
17 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the tires; Thor Motor Coach filed 124 campaigns in all.
| 20V725000 20 Nov 2020 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 20V702000 13 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V685000 5 Nov 2020 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 20V684000 5 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V606000 2 Oct 2020 | Keystone RV Company |
| 20V577000 23 Sept 2020 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 20V566000 18 Sept 2020 | Newmar Corporation |
| 20V562000 17 Sept 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020