2017 Thor Motor Coach Axis
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2017 Thor Motor Coach Axis. Newest first.
Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling various 2003-2018 recreational vehicles, equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. See a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V758-5764.pdf. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Thor will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-500-1020, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Challenger, Axis, Chateau, Four Winds, Hurricane, Miramar, Palazzo, Tuscany, Vegas, Venetian, and Windsport motorhomes. The cargo carrying capacity (CCC) label on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect water capacity for the water heater/fresh water tank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the water capacity information is incorrect and it causes the vehicle to be over loaded, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
TMC will notify owners and send them corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2017. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-500-1020. TMC's number for this recall is RC000147.
Owner complaints
4 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Visibility/wiper
Subject: wiper on driver side. 2017 thor axis motorhome. Wiper sweep (from center park) stops mid-left hand before returning to park position. thus, the blade stops directly in front of the driver view forward, obstructing oncoming traffic view to the left of the drivers field of vision. the…
Subject: wiper on driver side. 2017 thor axis motorhome. Wiper sweep (from center park) stops mid-left hand before returning to park position. thus, the blade stops directly in front of the driver view forward, obstructing oncoming traffic view to the left of the drivers field of vision. the wiper blade does not clear rain all the way to the left side of the drivers view. thor motors claims there IS no fix, and other owners have made the same complaint on the thor forum site.
- Visibility/wiper
I bought on 9-12-17, on the 1ST rain, wipers only cleared about 50% of the drivers view. Dealer made adjustment to cover more windshield which now left tie wipers about 1 ft. From bottom when resting, I can live with that, problem now was in 2ND rain and wind, the wipers wrapped around both corner…
I bought on 9-12-17, on the 1ST rain, wipers only cleared about 50% of the drivers view. Dealer made adjustment to cover more windshield which now left tie wipers about 1 ft. From bottom when resting, I can live with that, problem now was in 2ND rain and wind, the wipers wrapped around both corner posts, had to turn off wipers and pull over. I took back to dealer and had them return to original position, 50% better then none. Have not needed wipers until 6-9-2020 and in a pouring rain and 20 mph wind, wipers once again wrapped around both posts. Unable to use wipers at all, made to my short destination with very limited visibility. Called manufacturer and they stated that dealer never reported the issue and that out of warranty, and should have any rv dealer adjust, unfortunately this has been done the last trip to dealer and as stated the situation still exists! As stated wipers cover about 50 % of drivers view, but moderate rain and wind when driving on hwy make them unusable.
- Visibility/wiper
Traveling west on I94 north dakota in a construction zone during a rainstorm. the windshield wipers became entangled when they went out of sync causing the driver side wiper linkage to break. we were forced to continue driving until we exited the construction zone as there was no shoulder and…
Traveling west on I94 north dakota in a construction zone during a rainstorm. the windshield wipers became entangled when they went out of sync causing the driver side wiper linkage to break. we were forced to continue driving until we exited the construction zone as there was no shoulder and interstate traffic was two directions on one side. this was the fourth time the wipers failed in two years. previous recall had been performed on wipers.
- Steering
After a year of the battery draining every few days and many months in service, a ford service center found a severely rusted steering column inside the rv. The vehicle was therefore not going fully into park. (I am entering march 1, 2018 as the date, but we were driving the vehicle intermittently from march 2017-october 2017 experiencing the problem.)
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10185160It has been determined that certain 2016-2018 XS/VS equipped with a Wexco butterfly wiper system may experience a wiper sweep angle that does not fully clear the field of view for the driver.
- 10169044This letter stated that there were no Service Bulletins or Technical Service Bulletins issued for the month of November, 2019.
- 10124236This letter stated that there was one (1) Service Notification issued for the month of October, 2017.
Every Thor Motor Coach Axis model year
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