1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Thor Motor Coach ACE. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Thor Motor Coach dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Thor Motor Coach ACE. Check your ACE by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Thor Motor Coach ACE, reporting 2 fires. Thor Motor Coach has issued at least 2 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Thor Motor Coach ACE. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I WAS DRIVING ON 8E FREEWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE INTERIOR OF THE MOTORHOME FILLING WITH BLACK SMOKE AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR STARTED GOING OFF. BLACK SMOKE WAS POURING OFF THE BACK OF THE MOTORHOME AS WELL.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10533567
“WHILE DRIVING A 2013 THOR ACE MOTOR HOME AT 60 MPH I HEARD BEEPING NOISE IN THE DRIVERS AREA. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE I DISCOVERED THE MOTOR HOME WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT. THE LEVELING SYSTEM HAD TURNED ON THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ONE OF THE RETURN LINES WAS LEAKING.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10532936
“I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT RUNNING GAS LINES INTO AND THEN OUT OF AN OIL COOLER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE RADIATOR AT THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. ANY FRONT END COLLISION COULD CAUSE THESE NEW LINES AND OR THE OIL COOLER TO BREAK CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10522371
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Thor Motor Coach ACE is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Thor Motor Coach dealer.