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2014 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 5000, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure266.7%
  • Fuel system133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

2
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Sep 18, 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 · filed Aug 19, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Sep 18, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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