3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2017 Thor Motor Coach Challenger. Owners have filed 5 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 2017 Thor Motor Coach Challenger. Check your Challenger 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 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Thor Motor Coach Challenger. 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Thor Motor Coach Challenger. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My 2017 THOR Challenger was part of NHTSA recall 21V-845. I made repairs to my coach in 2017 and 2018 totaling $4600. I have sent THOR all pictures and receipts from those repairs. I started the process in March 2022.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11483059
“The contact owns a 2017 Thor Challenger Motorhome. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, an abnormally loud banging sound was heard and another vehicle honked the contact, alerting him to look in the rearview mirror.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11440444
“THE PLUNGER ON THE TRIMARK DOOR HANDLE/LOCK MECHANISM BROKE INTERNALLY, LOCKING US OUTSIDE OF OUR MOTOR HOME. THE MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11118508
“ON 04/16/2018AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I-40 MIDWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKER238AND236I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COACH. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED IN THE LEFT HAND MIRROR, AND SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR, OPEN, FLAPPING IN THE BREEZE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11097125
“WE HAVE OWNED OUR VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS WITH UNDER 7000 MILES DRIVEN AND USED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES FOR TRIPS. WHILE WE WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE, THE TRIMARK ENTRY DOOR LATCH BROKE LEAVING 3 PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE AND ME OUTSIDE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11040852
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Thor Motor Coach Challenger 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.