NHTSA Campaign 07V281000

STRUCTURE

Issued by THOR CALIFORNIA INC. · Reported Jun 27, 2007 · 149 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, UNDER CERTAIN LOAD AND SPEED CONDITIONS, EXCESSIVE VEHICLE SWAY COULD DEVELOP LEADING TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Consequence

THIS LOSS OF CONTROL COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL WEIGHT COMPENSATING STEEL TO THE TRAILER A-FRAME AND REINFORCE THE AXLE HANGERS IF NECESSARY. THE TRAILER WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW WEIGHT CERTIFICATION LABELS. OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A GUIDE TO TRAILER LOADING AND WEIGHING TO HELP THEM PROPERLY LOAD AND WEIGHH THE TRAILER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR CALIFORNIA AT 1-888-697-8467.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOR CALIFORNIA JAZZ 2005 149
THOR CALIFORNIA JAZZ 2006 149
THOR CALIFORNIA JAZZ 2007 149

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V281000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.