2022 Thor Motor Coach Freedom Traveler Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2022 Thor Motor Coach Freedom Traveler, 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
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Steering133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
At approximately 40 to 45 mph experianced violent shaking of the steering wheel/ wheel wobble. It nearly pulled the steering wheel from my hands and caused extreme shaking of the entire vehicle. The shaking stopped as I immediately reduced speed. On down the road I increased speed again to 40 to 45 mph wirh the violent shaking / wobble reoccurring. Returned to Camping World of Pittsburgh who jacked up front end but found nothing out of order. Traveling home the violent shaking / wobble in the front end occurred twice more. Once at auch lower speed around 30mph. It was extremely difficult to maintain control and steer the vehicle during these episodes. I have been driving for 60years and hold a CDL with all endorsements and have drivin tractor Traylors cross country and have never experianced anything like this.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
At approximately 40 to 45 mph experianced violent shaking of the steering wheel/ wheel wobble. It nearly pulled the steering wheel from my hands and caused extreme shaking of the entire vehicle. The shaking stopped as I immediately reduced speed. On down the road I increased speed again to 40 to 45 mph wirh the violent shaking / wobble reoccurring. Returned to Camping World of Pittsburgh who jacked up front end but found nothing out of order. Traveling home the violent shaking / wobble in the front end occurred twice more. Once at auch lower speed around 30mph. It was extremely difficult to maintain control and steer the vehicle during these episodes. I have been driving for 60years and hold a CDL with all endorsements and have drivin tractor Traylors cross country and have never experianced anything like this.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
At approximately 40 to 45 mph experianced violent shaking of the steering wheel/ wheel wobble. It nearly pulled the steering wheel from my hands and caused extreme shaking of the entire vehicle. The shaking stopped as I immediately reduced speed. On down the road I increased speed again to 40 to 45 mph wirh the violent shaking / wobble reoccurring. Returned to Camping World of Pittsburgh who jacked up front end but found nothing out of order. Traveling home the violent shaking / wobble in the front end occurred twice more. Once at auch lower speed around 30mph. It was extremely difficult to maintain control and steer the vehicle during these episodes. I have been driving for 60years and hold a CDL with all endorsements and have drivin tractor Traylors cross country and have never experianced anything like this.
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
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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