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Thor Motor Coach affected vehicles are built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis and have steering boxes that were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers, resulting in premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.

NHTSA campaign 16V-406 · Reported June 7, 2016 · 207 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Thor Motor Coach
VEHICLES AFFECTED
207
REMEDY
TMC will notify owners, and Freightliner Custom Chassis dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Thor Motor Coach reported a problem with the suspension front. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles are built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis and have steering boxes that were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers, resulting in premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.

WHY IT MATTERS

The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

TMC will notify owners, and Freightliner Custom Chassis dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-406.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-406

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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