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2011 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane 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 Jan 10, 2017
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 Oct 11, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Thor Motor Coach Hurricane. 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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Filed Jan 10, 2017

MY 2014 THOR HURRICAN LOSES WIPER FUNCTIONS WHEN WINDY. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN SIDE ON I-15 OUTSIDE VICTORVILLE DURING A LIGHT/MODERATE RAIN STORM. THE WIND STARTED TO INCREASE WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM TO GO BELOW THE WINDOW AND THE DRIVERS SIDE TO GO PAST ITS NORMAL STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE WIPERS TO CEASE NORMAL OPERATION. I HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING SINCE I COULD NOT SEE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE ON LEVEL GROUND I REPOSITIONED THE WIPERS AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE TILL THE NEXT GUST OF WIND AND I WAS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION. AGAIN REALIGNED THE WIPERS ONLY THIS TIME I TURNED THE WIPER SWITCH OFF AND ON WHICH TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. WHEN LOOKING AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE WIPER MOTOR, I COULD SEE IT BOW DRAMATICALLY DURING THE WIPER SWEEP. CONTACTED THOR AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS CONDITION BEFORE AND RECOMMENDE I TAKE IT TO THE CHASSIS DEALER ( HAD RECALLS THAT NEEDED PERFORMING) NO FIX IDENTIFIED BY THOR.

NHTSA ID
10944728
Incident
Jun 30, 2016
Body & structureDriver assistanceOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Sep 9, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 THOR HURRICANE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AWNING MATERIAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AWNING FABRIC RIPPED AND THE SLIDE OUT RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SLIDE OUT MECHANISM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS UPDATED 8/11/2015*JS

NHTSA ID
10631909
Incident
Aug 1, 2014
Mileage
19,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Oct 11, 2011

A COUPLE OF CARDBOARD STORAGE BOXES WERE STORED IN AN EXTERIOR STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF OUR RV AND THE STORAGE LIGHT WAS NOT TURNED ON. ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER I OPENED THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO FIND A HOLE BURNED IN THE STORAGE LIGHT LENS, A BURN MARK ON THE CARDBOARD STORAGE BOX AND THE LIGHT SWITCH COULD NOT BE MOVED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT (APPEARED TO BE MELTED IN PLACE). I HAD TO REMOVE THE LENS AND BULB. *KB

NHTSA ID
10429537
Incident
Sep 28, 2011
Mileage
1,500 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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