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2011 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 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 Jul 6, 2017
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 2011 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds, 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

  • Visibility1100.0%

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

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING FROM WISCONSIN TO NORTH CAROLINA THE WEATHER CHANGED TO RAIN. I TURNED ON THE WIPERS OF THE MOTORCOACH AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THEY STOPPED AND CATCH ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR WAS TURNING BUT THE WIPER ACTUATOR ARM HAD COME LOOSE. I MANAGED TO GET TO MY DESTINATION AND I CALLED THOR AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE WIPER SYSTEM REPLACE. THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $1,700.00. I WENT TO A LOCAL STORE AND PURCHASED LOCK WASHERS AND THREADLOCK AND REINSTALLED THE WIPER ACTUATOR ARM TO THE WIPER MOTOR. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FOR HOW LONG OR WHEN IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE WIPERS ON THIS MOTORHOME HAVE NEVER SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY AS THE LEFT WIPER GOES BEYOND THE WINDSHIELD TO THE LEFT AND BELOW THE WINDSHIELD TO THE RIGHT. THOR HAS A RECALL FOR WIPERS ON NEWER MODELS. THEIR RECALL NUMBER IS RC000128. WHEN I MENTIONED THAT TO THOR THEY SIMPLY SAID THAT MY UNIT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE THOR KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ANSWERED VERY QUICKLY THAT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

NHTSA ID 11003257 · filed Jul 6, 2017

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.

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