Thor Motor HURRICANE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
11 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
8,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2016 to 2017 model years. Data updated: . 8 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Visibility/Wiper is the most frequently named component, appearing in 7 of 11 complaints (63.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Steering behavior
2
18.2%
Braking behavior
1
9.1%
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.
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
8
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
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
8
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: 8; 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 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (8). 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.
2017
4
2018
4
2019
1
2021
1
2022
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2017
4
2018
4
2019
1
2021
1
2022
1
2017: 4; 2018: 4; 2019: 1; 2021: 1; 2022: 1
Pattern summary
Visibility/Wiper leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking 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 10992723 · 2017-06-01 (June 1, 2017)
UPON DELIVERY OF THIS NEW MOTORHOME I NOTICED I CAN NOT KEEP IT STEERING DOWN THE ROAD .AFTER TALKING WITH CAMPING WORLD AND THOR, THEY SAID IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH FORD ,THEY SAID IT IS A THOR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD TRUCK DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TOE WAS OUT SO BAD ,THEY CANT BELIEVE I GOT IT TO THEM. THOR SAID ITS IN THEIR WARRANTY MANUAL TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT AXLE SUSPENSION AND NOT A INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. THEIR IS NO CASTER - CAMBER ADJUSTMENT, JUST TOE. AFTE…
Returned home from a weekend trip with the RV with no issues. Departing my home to return the RV to storage, as I was driving down the street, the RV engine stopped, no brakes, no lights, no steering, all gauges froze in position. There was NO warning lights, or other symptoms prior to the failure. Could not stop the vehicle without using the emergency brake. Vehicle would not restart. Vehicle was towed to a repair facility. Repair facility was able to start the vehicle, but could not duplicate failure.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
11 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
72.7%Usable mileage8 / 11 records
100.0%Valid incident date11 / 11 records
100.0%Valid filing date11 / 11 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates11 / 11 records
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 complaint heatmap
Component
2016
2017
Visibility/Wiper
666.7%ODI 10970871 · 8,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 THOR HURRICANE. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, THEY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) FORD F53. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DISCONNECTED AND JAMMED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE MECHANISM TO JAM AND THE WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Returned home from a weekend trip with the RV with no issues. Departing my home to return the RV to storage, as I was driving down the street, the RV engine stopped, no brakes, no lights, no steering, all gauges froze in position. There was NO warning lights, or other symptoms prior to the failure. Could not stop the vehicle without using the emergency brake. Vehicle would not restart. Vehicle was towed to a repair facility. Repair facility was able to start the vehicle, but could not duplicate failure.
UPON DELIVERY OF THIS NEW MOTORHOME I NOTICED I CAN NOT KEEP IT STEERING DOWN THE ROAD .AFTER TALKING WITH CAMPING WORLD AND THOR, THEY SAID IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH FORD ,THEY SAID IT IS A THOR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD TRUCK DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TOE WAS OUT SO BAD ,THEY CANT BELIEVE I GOT IT TO THEM. THOR SAID ITS IN THEIR WARRANTY MANUAL TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT AXLE SUSPENSION AND NOT A INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. THEIR IS NO CASTER - CAMBER ADJUSTMENT, JUST TOE. AFTE…
ONLY ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK CYCLINDER BREAKS. CANNOT ENTER OR LEAVE THE MOTORHOME. TRI MARK IS THE MAKER OF THE LOCK. CAN HAPPEN DRIVING UP THE ROAD OR STATIONARY. I CONTACTED THORR WHO SAID IT WAS TRIMARK AT FAULT. TRIMARK SAID THOR ORDERING ZINC CYCLINDERS INSTEAD OF STEEL. THOR AT FAULT.
ON APRIL 28 AND 29, 2016, MY HUSBAND AND I EXPERIENCED A WIPER FAILURE ON OUR NEW THOR HURRICANE PURCHASED MARCH 29, 2016. WE WERE COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ON INTERSTATE 77 OUTSIDE CHAROLETTE, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN, IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM TRAVELED BELOW THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD ALSO CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE NOT TO WORK AS WELL. IT WAS A HORIFIC EXPERIENCE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. WE STOPPED BY A REPAIR FACILITY AND HAD THE WIPER LINKAGE HARDWARE TIGHTENED AND ADJUSTED BUT EXPERIENC…
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 failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Visibility/Wiper
8,125–9,625 mi
8,500 mi
6
ODI 10970871 · 8,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 THOR HURRICANE. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, THEY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
HAD RECALL FOR WIPERS PERFORMED BUT THE PROBLEM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER GETTING STUCK BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER STILL PERSISTS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS NEITHER WIPER WILL MOVE CAUSING A COMPLETE LACK OF VISIBILITY IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ON THE FREEWAY PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED AND THE DAY OF HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. IT SEEMS THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER IS OVERDRIVING AND THE MECHANISM IS MAKING A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE ROTATION INSTEAD OF ROCKING BACK AND FORTH.
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A RAINSTORM, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WIPER GOT STUCK UNDER THE DRIVER-SIDE WIPER AND BOTH WIPERS STOPPED. WE HAD TO QUICKLY STOP AND REMOVE THE PASSENGER-SIDE WIPER SO AT LEAST THE DRIVER-SIDE WIPER WOULD WORK.
UPON DELIVERY OF THIS NEW MOTORHOME I NOTICED I CAN NOT KEEP IT STEERING DOWN THE ROAD .AFTER TALKING WITH CAMPING WORLD AND THOR, THEY SAID IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH FORD ,THEY SAID IT IS A THOR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORD TRUCK DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TOE WAS OUT SO BAD ,THEY CANT BELIEVE I GOT IT TO THEM. THOR SAID ITS IN THEIR WARRANTY MANUAL TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT AXLE SUSPENSION AND NOT A INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. THEIR IS NO CASTER - CAMBER ADJUSTMENT, JUST TOE. AFTE…
ONLY ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK CYCLINDER BREAKS. CANNOT ENTER OR LEAVE THE MOTORHOME. TRI MARK IS THE MAKER OF THE LOCK. CAN HAPPEN DRIVING UP THE ROAD OR STATIONARY. I CONTACTED THORR WHO SAID IT WAS TRIMARK AT FAULT. TRIMARK SAID THOR ORDERING ZINC CYCLINDERS INSTEAD OF STEEL. THOR AT FAULT.
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
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
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
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (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.
2016: 8 complaints · 2017: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2016
1
4
8
2017
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2016
9
0
0
2017
2
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 co-occurrence matrix
Component
Visibility/Wiper
Engine
Steering
Unknown Or Other
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Linkages
Visibility/Wiper
—
0
0
0
0
Engine
0
—
0
0
0
Steering
0
0
—
0
0
Unknown Or Other
0
0
0
—
0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Linkages
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.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Warning lights and dashboard alerts
1 mentions · 9.1% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
ODI 11417389
Returned home from a weekend trip with the RV with no issues. Departing my home to return the RV to storage, as I was driving down the street, the RV engine stopped, no brakes, no lights, no steering, all gauges froze in position. There was NO warning lights, or other symptoms prior to the failure. Could not stop the vehicle without using the emergency brake. Vehicle would not restart. Vehicle was towed to a repair facility. Repair facility was able to start the vehicle, but could not duplicate failure.