NHTSA Complaint #11329916 — 2017 THOR MOTOR COACH AXIS
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11329916 |
| Vehicle | 2017 THOR MOTOR COACH AXIS |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 7,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | SD |
Consumer Description
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.
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