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2003 Thor California Tahoe Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 30, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 24, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Thor California Tahoe. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 30, 2006

WE WERE DRIVING TO SPOKANE WASHINGTON FROM PHELAN CALIF. WHEN WE HAD A TIRE TREAD COME OFF PASSENGER FRONT OF DUAL AXLE THORE TRANSPORT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. RIPPING OFF FENDER SKIRT. I PUT SPARE ON AND 28 MILES LATER PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. TIRES HAD MAYBE 1500 MILES ON THEM. THIS HAPPENED IN REDDING CALI. I WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY MORE CHANCES, SO I BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. THE MAN AT THE TIRE STORE SAID HE COULD NOT VISIBLY SEE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW OUT OR THE TREAD COMING OFF. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO PROPER PSI. TRAILER WAS NOT OVER LOADED. NO WATER IN WATER TANKS. TIRES ARE COVERED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVERAGE SPEED WAS 55 MPH. I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10163919
Incident
Jul 15, 2006
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 5, 2004

CONTACTED CARLILSE TIRE ON 8/11/04 OPENED CLAIM ON TIRES DELAMINATING. ON 9/5/04 TWO TIRES DID BLOWOUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY RV. 10/5/04 RECEIVED FIVE NEW TIRES FROM CARLILSE TIRE. I DO NOT WANT THESE TIRES ON MY RV AND I SEEM TO BE STUCK WITH THEM. ITS GOING TO COST OVER ONE THOSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *AK

NHTSA ID
10102174
Incident
Sep 5, 2004
Mileage
1,200 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 2004

IN JUNE 2002 I BOUGHT NEW FROM THE FACTORY A THOR TAHOE TRANSPORT 33' FIFTH WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MERIT ALL COUNTRY RADIALS SIZE, LT235/85R16 E. UP UNTIL THE FAILURE I HAD PUT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE TIRES, TYPICALLY TRAVELING ABOUT 150 MILES PER TRIP, ONE WAY. THE VEHICLE IS RATED AT 11400 GVW. I RUN ABOUT 10200 LBS TOTAL WEIGHT. ON AUGUST 14, 2004 I WAS RETURNING FROM A 131 MILE TRIP. AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M. AFTER TRAVELLING ABOUT 100 MILES, WHILE TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH ON I-17, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED NEAR THE TOWN OF NEW RIVER, NORTH OF PHOENIX. THE TIRE HELD AIR BUT THE ENTIRE TREAD PEELED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY AND REPLACE WITH A SPARE BEFORE CONTINUING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERBELLY PROTECTIVE BLANKET AND THE SIDE SKIRT OF THE TRAILER. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND HAVE THE FAILED TIRE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
10088300
Incident
Aug 14, 2004
Mileage
3,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 24, 2004
Crash reported4 injuries reported

2003 THOR TAHOE TRAVEL TRAILER TONGUE/COUPLER FAILED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004. THE TRAILER HAD LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MARJON RV IN RIVERSIDE IN APRIL 2003. THE TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING HITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED BY MARJON RV. THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10063813
Incident
Feb 14, 2004
Mileage
500 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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