Thor Motor Coach DELANO problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
3 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2020 to 2022 model years. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 2 | 66.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 33.3% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 33.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Communication: Auto Crash Notification | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 1 |
| Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Unknown Or Other | 1 |
Air Bags: 1; Communication: Auto Crash Notification: 1; Electrical System: 1; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 1; Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist: 1; Seat Belts: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
2021: 2; 2022: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11423642 · 2021-07-06 (July 6, 2021)
THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11423642 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11465172 · 2022-05-18 (May 18, 2022)
The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11465172 at NHTSA ↗
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
2020: 4; 2021: 1; 2022: 1
Year-by-year records
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… |
| Communication: Auto Crash Notification | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Electrical System | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Seat Belts | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… |
| Unknown Or Other | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 114187202021 Thor Delano Model RW. Consumer stated that while driving the windows vibrate swiftly opens and closes slightly. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW CRANK MECHANISM. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2021: 2 complaints · 2022: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Air Bags | Communication: Auto Crash Notification | Electrical System | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist | Seat Belts | Unknown Or Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | — | 0 | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 |
| Communication: Auto Crash Notification | 0 | — | 0 | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 0 | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 0 | — | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist | 0 | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | 0 | 1ODI 11423642THE GPS SHOWS VEHICLE 124 MILES FROM ACTUAL. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AT GPS LOCATION. WHEN DRIVING ON X-WAY VEHICLE SHOWS SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL AND RANDOMLY APPLIES BRAKES. ALSO RANDOMLY GRABS STEERING AND PULLS TO RIGHT LIKE LANE DEPARTURE ACTION. THESE ACTIONS OCCUR DURING WORK ZONES ALSO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. | — | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 | 1ODI 11465172The emergency brake system is connected to the leveling stabilizers and the slide out system with this coach. The brake must be manually engaged for those systems to be used. To deploy the levelers and slides and to retract both . The brake handle will not function sometimes . It will not be recognized by those systems . The brake will also not clear itself from those systems and will stay on when not needed. The same issue was brought to the attention of a repair facility of a General RV dealership in Ashland Virginia. It was from anoth… | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Unknown Or Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.