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2015 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds 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 9, 2018
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 Jun 1, 2015

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Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds. 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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Fuel system
Filed Jul 9, 2018

THE FOLLOWING ISSUE IS COMMON TO THE THOR MOTOR COACH WHICH IS BUILT ON THE F550 CHASSIS AS IS ATTESTED TO IN NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) FORUMS. THIS ISSUE IS DURING REFUELING THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF. THE OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO STAND THERE AND SLOWLY FILL THE TANK AND EVEN THEN THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF SHUTS OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. THE RESULT IS THAT THE FUEL TANK OVERFILLS AND THE FUEL SPEWS FORTH FROM THE FILLER NECK ALL OVER THE GROUND AND THE OPERATOR. DURING THE FOREGOING THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND OCCURS AT ALL SERVICE STATIONS. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE RV FORUMS AND OCCURS WITH EVERY REFUELING OPERATION. TO FURTHER COMPOUND THE ISSUE FORD POINTS THE FINGER AT THOR AND THOR POINTS THE FINGER AT FORD AND NOTHING GETS RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID
11110326
Incident
Jun 30, 2018
Mileage
7,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 25, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 THOR FOUR WINDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DUAL WHEEL TIRE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE TIRE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RUBBER VALVE STEM AND SHOULD HAVE A METAL VALVE STEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10888131
Incident
Jul 16, 2016
Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Jun 1, 2015

DRIVING OUR NEW 2015 THOR FOUR WINDS 26A MOTORHOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY - OVER 45-50 MPH --WAS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE. THE MOTORHOME WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO KEEP A "DEATH GRIP" ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TRY TO KEEP THE MOTORHOME ON THE ROAD! WE LIKENED IT TO STEERING A LARGE RUBBER BALL (SWAYING WITH A MAJOR AMT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL). AFTER ANOTHER ISSUE WITH A LEAK IN OUR ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSED FORD TO TOW THE MOTORHOME TO A FORD LG TRUCK DEALER; WE HAD THE FORD CHASIS ALIGNED -- HOPING THAT IT WOULD ALLEVIATE THE SWAYING AND STEERING ISSUE. IT DID NOT. AFTER CONTACTING THOR, WE HAD A MORE EXTENSIVE ALIGNMENT DONE AT ANOTHER FORD LG TRUCK DEALER, AT THOR'S RECOMMENDATION -- WHICH HELPED A BIT, BUT WE STILL EXPERIENCED SWAYING, BUT COULD NOW DRIVE AT 55 MPH UNTIL IT WAS UNSAFE. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A PART ON ORDER WITH CAMPING WORLD IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION AND SWAY. WE INTEND TO SUBMIT ALL OF OUR BILLS TO THOR FOR REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I'LL TRY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THIS POSTING, IF THAT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE. (EXPECTING TO HAVE RESULTS BY JUNE 15, 2015). ADDITIONALLY, FORD & THOR ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING! (ADDITIONALLY, TWO OF THE OUT SIDE COMPARTMENTS OF THE MOTORHOME ARE LEAKING). WE INTEND TO HAVE THESE FIXED AS WELL AT CAMPING WORLD NEXT WEEK.

NHTSA ID
10722665
Incident
Apr 3, 2015
Mileage
900 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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