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2014 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000 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 Sep 18, 2014
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 Aug 19, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000. 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

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Body & structureFuel system
Filed Sep 18, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 THOR FOUR WINDS 31E (NA) RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT OVERWEIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES APPEARED FLAT DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE RV. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ADDRESSED WHAT OCCURRED. WHEN CROSSING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE RV BECAME STUCK ON THE TRACKS DUE TO REAR GROUND CLEARANCE ON THE RV. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTUCK WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN IN REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WEIGH THE RV AND CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A FORD REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO TAKE PICTURES AND CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. NEITHER THE REPRESENTATIVE NOR THE MANUFACTURER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE FUEL FILTER WAS DESIGNED FOR THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIKE. THE FAILURES RECURRED FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THE GVWR IS 9600. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED, THE WEIGHT WAS 9,720 WITH NO ONE IN THE RV OR ANY PERSONAL ITEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500...UPDATED 10/14/2014 *BF UPDATED 7/22/2015*JS

NHTSA ID
10637238
Incident
Jul 1, 2014
Mileage
1,500 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 19, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 THOR FOUR WINDS 5000 TRAILER HOME. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE LOCKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE ZIP TIES IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

NHTSA ID
10626394
Incident
Aug 16, 2014
Mileage
2,000 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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