2016 Thor Motor Hurricane 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 2016 Thor Motor Hurricane, 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
- Visibility787.5%
- Steering112.5%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
On December 13, 2021 the windshield wipers failed while we were driving at about 55 mph on a highway in heavy rain and wind. The passenger side wiper arm over-traveled and jammed behind the driver side wiper arm leaving us with no windshield wipers. We pulled onto the shoulder and unjammed the wipers several times but each time they jammed again within a few minutes. We drove without wipers to the nearest exit where we spent the night on the side of the road. The next morning after the rain stopped we drove to an independent RV repair shop where the technician: "Inspected all linkages, pivot points and mounting points. Found motor linkage bent. Straightened bracket and tightened passenger side spline mount." The next time we drove in the rain, on December 29, 2021, the same thing happened after using the wipers for less than an hour. We exited the highway and drove on a secondary road to our destination in the rain without wipers. We cannot drive the vehicle in the rain in this condition again. We will contact a Thor authorized service center to arrange an inspection and repair.
ON APRIL 06, 2018, A TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A REPAIR TO MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM BY TIGHTENING THE MAIN BRACKET AND ADDING EXTRA SCREWS TO SECURE THE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, ON 06/26/2018 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER GOT STUCK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ON APRIL 06, 2018, YOUR TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A REPAIR TO MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM BY TIGHTENING THE MAIL BRACKET AND ADDING EXTRA SCREWS TO SECURE THE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER GOT STUCK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SERIAL # HAR032N0033073
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
UPON DELIVERY OF THIS NEW MOTORHOME I NOTICED I CAN NOT KEEP IT STEERING DOWN THE ROAD .AFTER TALKING WITH CAMPING WORLD AND THOR, THEY SAID IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH FORD ,THEY SAID IT IS A THOR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD TRUCK DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TOE WAS OUT SO BAD ,THEY CANT BELIEVE I GOT IT TO THEM. THOR SAID ITS IN THEIR WARRANTY MANUAL TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT AXLE SUSPENSION AND NOT A INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. THEIR IS NO CASTER - CAMBER ADJUSTMENT, JUST TOE. AFTER TALKING TO TOM OVERTON AT THOR HE SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO ALIGN THE FRONT END. SO I ASKED HIM TO SWITCH ME OVER TO A MANAGER AND HE HUNG UP ON ME. ACCORDING TO THE WEB THEIR IS THOUSANDS OF MOTORHOMES ON THE ROAD WITH BAD ALIGNMENTS WAITING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THOR REFUSES TO RESPOND TO ANY CALLS OR WRITTEN MAIL, MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE BETTER LUCK.
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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