The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·19V775000·Announced 2019-10-28

Thor Motor Coach Recalls 378 Motorhomes for Seatbelt Warning Defect

Thor Motor Coach is recalling 378 motorhomes because the seatbelt-unfastened warning light may not illuminate for five seconds after starting, increasing crash injury risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical warning system failure that increases the risk of injury in a crash, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Thor Motor Coach is recalling 378 specific 2019-2020 Chateau, Daybreak, Four Winds, Freedom Elite, and Quantum motorhomes. The recall addresses a defect in the instrument cluster where the seatbelt-unfastened warning light fails to illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position. This issue causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The primary hazard associated with this defect is that without the seatbelt warning reminder, drivers may forget to fasten their seatbelts, which increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash. The affected vehicles include the 2019-2020 Chateau 22B, 22E, 23U, 24F, 25V, and 28A; 2019-2020 Daybreak 22GO; 2019-2020 Four Winds 22B, 22E, 24F, 26B, and 28A; 2019-2020 Freedom Elite 22HE; and 2020 Quantum GR22 and SE22.

General Motors will notify Thor Motor Coach owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, or Thor Motor Coach customer service at 1-877-855-2867. Thor Motor Coach's number for this recall is RC000177. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
THOR MOTOR COACH, THOR FOUR WINDS, DAYBREAK, CHATEAU, FREEDOM ELITE
Brand
THOR MOTOR COACH
Manufacturer
Thor Motor Coach
Category
Vehicle — Motorhome
Hazard
Affected units
378

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 (5)

  • FOUR WINDS
  • DAYBREAK
  • CHATEAU
  • FREEDOM ELITE
  • QUANTUM

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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