RC000171 – MORryde Battery Tray – 2019-2020 Thor Omni & Magnitude Motorhomes

August 1, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V566000

Battery Tray May Detach From Chassis

If the battery tray detaches from the chassis, the battery may discharge, causing the vehicle to stall and increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V566

Manufacturer Thor Motor Coach

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 181

 

Summary

Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Omni and Magnitude motorhomes. The battery tray may be improperly welded to the chassis frame, allowing the battery tray to detach from the chassis.

 

Remedy

TMC has notified owners, and dealers will weld on an additional support to the battery tray, free of charge. The recall began August 8, 2019. Owners may contact TMC customer service at 1-877-855-2867. TMC’s number for this recall is RC000171.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

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Thor Motor Coach

Recall Repair Instructions

 

Recall #	19V-566 2019-374
Description/Title:	MORryde Battery Tray
Affected Product Line(s):	Certain MY 2019/2020 Magnitude & Omni motorhomes
Service Campaign # :	RC000171	Released Date:	08/5/2019
Repair Code:	TMCRC80485V	Document Date:	08/5/2019
Time Allowed:	1.0	Document Revision:	A

 

Issue: 

The battery tray that is welded onto the frame of F550 chassis could be compromised due to inadequate welds.  Production run on a specific line at MORryde had inadequate weld applied. The inadequate welds have a potential of failing causing the battery tray to break free from the chassis and allowing the contents of the tray to discharge. This could potentially cause personal injury, property damage, a crash. In addition, if the battery posts or cables make contact with surrounding metal components, this could cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a potential fire.

 

Thor Super C Battery Tray  Repair Instructions

 

OBJECTIVE: Weld on additional support to the battery tray.

Supplemental Information: The battery tray is located directly under the entry step on the passenger side of the unit. This tray can be accessed by unlatching the top step. It is also accessible underneath the unit behind the sidewall.

                                                                                        

Materials Required:

• Weld resistant blankets
• Welder
• Black spray paint
• Two steel 1” x 1” formed angles six inches long 14 gage or thicker
  • If you do not have access to this material, please contact MORryde warranty at MorrydeWarranty@morryde.com to have this supplied for you.
  • MORryde part number (A-01-6-FWA-P)

NOTE: Up to $15 will be covered during claim process for shop supplies used to complete recall repair.

 

Repair Instructions:

1. Open the hood and disconnect the positive and then the negative battery cables on both batteries. Once batteries have been disconnected, unclip all three harnesses on the electronic control module.

 

2. Locate the battery tray and disconnect both house batteries then wrap batteries, battery cables and fuse boxes with weld resistant blankets.
3. Weld one of the 1” X 1” angles to the inside or outside of each battery tray leg. The angle should be placed flush up against the side of the battery tray and flat up against the chassis. At least two inches of the angle should make contact to the battery tray to provide the required support. Weld all vertical seams available where the angle touches the battery tray or chassis rail. Do not weld on the chassis frame bend radius.

 

4. After work area has been able to cool, scrap off all burned off paint. Spray paint the newly installed angle, all welds and any areas where the original paint has burned off.
5. Remove all weld blankets, reconnect the electronic control module and both batteries.

 

Thor Motor Coach
1-877-500-1020
NHTSA Recall # 19V-566
Transport Canada Recall # 2019-374

 

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE
Safety Recall: 19V-566
Safety Advisory: RC000171
August 2019

 

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL
This notice applies to your vehicle:  «VIN»

«Owner_name»
«Street»
«City», «State»  «Zip»

 

Dear «Owner_name»:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain model year 2019/2020 Magnitude & Omni motorhomes. As a result, TMC is conducting a safety recall.  We apologize for any inconvenience this action may cause you; however your safety and continued satisfaction are of the utmost importance to us.

Reason for this recall	It has been discovered that on certain model year 2019/2020 Magnitude & Omni Motorhomes, the battery tray has inadequate welds onto the chassis frame. The inadequate welds have a potential of failing causing the battery tray to break free from the chassis and allowing the contents of the tray to discharge. This could potentially cause personal injury, property damage, a crash. In addition, if the battery posts or cables make contact with surrounding metal components, this could cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a potential fire.
What we will do	MC has contacted your selling dealer and has instructed them on how to reinforce the weld area of battery tray. This will be done at no cost to you the owner.  The remedy should take approximately one (1) hour to perform.
What we need you to do	At your earliest convenience, please contact your dealer and schedule an appointment to have this remedy completed. To locate the nearest authorized TMC service center, please visit https://www.thormotorcoach.com/locate-a-service-center/.  If you have questions concerning this recall or if you need any assistance, please contact the TMC Warranty/Service Department by mail at TMC, P.O. Box 1486, Elkhart, IN 46515-1486, by phone at 877-855-2867, or email at Recalls@TMCRV.com.

 

If you had appropriate repairs completed prior to receipt of this recall notice, and if you incurred any direct cost in connection with obtaining such repair, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement from TMC by contacting the TMC Warranty/Service Department.

If after contacting TMC Customer Service you are still not satisfied we have done our best to remedy this situation, you may also submit a written complaint to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. You may call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:  1-800424-9153; or go to https://www.safercar.gov.) Federal regulations require that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter.                                

 

Sincerely,

Thor Motor Coach

 

Celina Tyler
Consumer Affairs Manager
cc:  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL
RC000171
This notice applies to vehicle:  «VIN»

 

«Dealer_name»
«Street»
«City», «State»  «Zip»

 

Dear Dealer:

This Safety Recall Notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the United States National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and The Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Act and is important for your safety.

Thor Motor Coach (TMC) decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain models of the below listed motorhomes.

It has been discovered that on certain model year 2019/2020 Magnitude & Omni Motorhomes, the battery tray has inadequate welds onto the chassis frame. The inadequate welds have a potential of failing causing the battery tray to break free from the chassis and allowing the contents of the tray to discharge. This could potentially cause personal injury, property damage, a crash. In addition, if the battery posts or cables make contact with surrounding metal components, this could cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a potential fire. 

The required action is to reinforce the weld area of battery tray.

 

Dealers that have stock units impacted by this recall can access the full list of affected VINs sold to their dealership by accessing the “Service Campaign” portion of the TMC Advantage Web Portal.  If any unit on this list has been retail sold you are asked to notify the retail owner as soon as possible of this recall because their vehicle was not registered at the time the retail notice was mailed.  Please immediately register any retail sold units on this list.  As a reminder, you are required by law to complete this recall on any stock units in inventory prior to retail sale.  Any vehicle lessor receiving this notice must forward a copy to the lessee within 10 days. 

If you have questions concerning this recall, please contact the TMC Warranty/Service Department by mail at TMC, P.O. Box 1486, Elkhart, IN 46515-1486, or by phone at (877) 500-1020. 

We apologize for this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of customer safety and continued satisfaction with our products.  

 

Sincerely,

Celina Tyler
Consumer Affairs Manager

 

Re: NHTSA Recall No. 19V-566
Transport Canada No. 2019-374

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4 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
THOR	MAGNITUDE	2019-2020
THOR	OMNI	2019-2020

 

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10 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2020-1

RCLQRT-19V566-1895.PDF 211.314KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V566-9928.PDF 211.229KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V566-5829.pdf 244.618KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V566-3702.pdf 123.144KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V566-3738.pdf 298.343KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V566-7847.pdf 745.526KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)-RC000171 TMCRV Dealer Letter

RCMN-19V566-1395.pdf 139.669KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-19V566-2498.pdf 125.445KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V566-6320.PDF 213.963KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-3

RCLQRT-19V566-3010.PDF 211.125KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V566&docType=RCL

 

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