The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·11V058000·Announced 2011-01-25

Thor Motor Coach Recalls Damon and Four Winds Recreational Vehicles for Fuel Leak Risk

Thor Motor Coach is recalling specific Damon and Four Winds recreational vehicles because a defective fuel-fill cap hose may deteriorate and cause fuel leaks.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that a fuel leak increases the risk of a fire which may result in property damage, personal injury, or death, meeting the rubric criteria for significant injury/property-damage reports.

Plain-English summary

Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Damon Challenger, 2008-2009 Challenger Platinum, 2007-2011 Daybreak, 2010 Daybreak Classic, 2009-2010 Daybreak Sport, 2007-2009 Outlaw, and 2011 Four Winds Hurricane recreational vehicles manufactured between March 2007 and August 2008. The recall involves 371 vehicles where the fuel-fill cap assemblies used to seal the unused side of the dual-fill gasoline fuel tank were produced with hose material that did not meet design specifications.

During normal usage, this hose material may deteriorate, which may result in fuel leaks. A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire, which may result in property damage, personal injury, or death.

Navistar/Workhorse is handling the remedy and owner notification for this campaign. Navistar/Workhorse will replace the original fuel-fill cap assemblies with ones assembled with hose material that meets design specifications. This service will be performed free of charge. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-260-461-1890 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
DAMON, FOUR WINDS CHALLENGER, HURRICANE, OUTLAW, DAYBREAK
Brand
DAMON
Manufacturer
THOR MOTOR COACH
Category
Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
371

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (4)

  • CHALLENGER
  • HURRICANE
  • OUTLAW
  • DAYBREAK

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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