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2011 THOR MOTOR COACH A.C.E. — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1020544 · 2013-11-07

Vehicle

Make
THOR MOTOR COACH
Model
A.C.E.
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Thor Motor Coach
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
46,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I AM THE SERVICE MANAGER OF A MOTORHOME DEALERSHIP, WE STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING A FIRE UNDER THE DASH, BROKEN EQUIPMENT FOUND THAT THE FLOOR HAD DETACHED FROM THE SIDES AND ROOF OF THE MOTORHOME, IT IS HELD ON BY SMALL SCREWS ALONG THE WALL UNDER THE TRIM, AS YOU DROVE THE VEHICLE THE STRUCTURE MOVED UP AND DOWN ON THE FLOOR FOUR TO SIX INCHES, CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING A FIRE, I HAVE TAKEN THIS PEACE OF EQUIPMENT APART TO THE POINT THAT I CAN WITH CERTAINTY SAY THAT THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WALLS AND ROOF TO THE FLOOR AND FRAME ARE THESE SCREWS AND 85% OF THEM HAD BROKEN, I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ONLY THE WALL SLIDER THAT KEPT THIS COACH TOGETHER, WE HAVE HAD TO REINFORCE THE WALLS AND DASH ASSY SO THAT THIS IS CORRECTED, I CONTACTED THOR MOTORCOACH AND THERE ONLY RESPONSE IS THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT WRITE THIS IF I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCOACH BY DESIGN IS NOT DEFICIENT IN STRUCTURE FOR A ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO ITS OCCUPANTS, IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT THIS, I CAN NOT EVEN THINK OF THE POSSIBLE RESULTS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10551453
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