2014 THOR MOTOR COACH CHALLENGER Structurebody Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Structurebody Issues in the 2014 THOR MOTOR COACH CHALLENGER
1 structurebody complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 THOR MOTOR COACH CHALLENGER. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Structurebody Complaints
MY WIFE AND I TOOK DELIVERY OF OUR THOR RV AT 7PM ON 12/05/14 WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF EVER BEING ALLOWED TO TEST DRIVE THE RV. MANY EXCUSES BY CAMPING WORLD. LEFT DEALER AND DROVE 300 YEARS ON NEARBY SURFACE ROAD AND BRAKED TO JOIN ENTRANCE RAMP TO INTERSTATE 75. BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE 3 POUND, RIGID 4 FOOT VINYL-CLAD, WOODEN FRAME COVERING HAD DISLODGED FROM THE ELECTRIC OVERHEAD BUNK FRAME AND DROPPED TO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR BEHIND BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. COULD NOT SLOW COACH FROM 35MPH BUT FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD UNDER OVERHEAD INTERSTATE EXCHANGE. TO STOP RV, DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT, THEN PLACE RV INTO NEUTRAL AND EVENTUALLY ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS RV CAREENED TO A STOP ON GRASSY SHOULDER JUST BEFORE SPLASHING INTO A 2 ACRE, 6 FOOT DEEP WATER COLLECTION POND AT HIGHWAY EXIT. CAMPING WORLD STORE HAD CLOSED BUT WE DROVE BACK ANYWAY...