NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V127000 · manufacturer campaign RC000088

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/trailer — Thor Motor Coach · reported 18 Mar 2014 · 241 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Challenger and Tuscany recreational vehicles, and 2014 Tuscany XTE and Palazzo recreational vehicles manufactured March 8, 2013, through August 8, 2013, and equipped with certain Frigidaire KG-series microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS manufactured January 27, 2013, through April 10, 2013 in the serial number range KG30607951 through KG31600670. In the affected vehicles, the microwave may start on its own and begin heating when unattended.

The risk

If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.

The fix

Thor will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2014. Owners may contact Thor Motor Coach at 1-877-500-1020. Thor's number for this recall is RC000088. Note: Until the microwave has been repaired, owners should not store anything in the microwave while it is unattended.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
14V127000
Manufacturer campaign
RC000088
Filed by
Thor Motor Coach
Report received
18 Mar 2014
Owners notified
12 May 2014
Potentially affected
241

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2013 Thor Motor Coach Challenger 2014 Thor Motor Coach Challenger 2014 Thor Motor Coach Palazzo 2013 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany 2014 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany 2014 Thor Motor Coach Tuscany Xte

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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