Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000 problems & recalls

Problem: Thor motor coach (tmc) is recalling certain model year 2015 challenger, four winds 5000, hurricane, miramar, chateau citation, chateau, windsport, and palazzo motorhomes manufactured april 24, 2014, to december 11, 2014, and equipped with certain latitude awnings manufactured by carefree of colorado. the affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.

Risk: The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.

Fix: Tmc will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the defective screws, free of charge. the recall began january 23, 2015. owners may contact tmc customer service at 1-877-500-1020. tmc's number for this recall is rc000097.

Problem: Thor motor coach (thor) is recalling certain model year 2015 four winds 5000, hurricane, miramar, chateau citation, chateau, four winds siesta, windsport, and freedom elite motorhomes manufactured august 7, 2014, to october 17, 2014. the affected motorhomes have awnings whose mounting brackets may crack, and the awnings may fall.

Risk: If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.

Fix: Thor has notified owners, and dealers will replace the defective mounting brackets, free of charge. the recall began on november 10, 2014. owners may contact thor customer service at 1-877-855-2867. thor's number for this recall is rc000095.

Problem: Thor motor coach is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 challenger, four winds 5000, hurricane, chateau, chateau sport, and windsport; model year 2013 palazzo and four winds siesta and model year 2014 majestic motorhomes manufactured february 13, 2013, through april 09, 2013. if the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. a damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.

Risk: If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Fix: Thor motor coach will notify owners and dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. the recall began during may 2013. owners may contact thor at 1-877-855-2867 or dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.