2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex. The newest campaign is 04V241000. NHTSA received the report on 25 May 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V241000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add reinforcing steel to the a-frame, install a new coupler with higher weight capacity, and higher capacity safety chains. Owners should contact thor california at 1-888-697-8467.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 355 units in total.
04V241000Received . 224 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain travel trailers, improper weight distribution may occur when the back of the travel trailer is loaded with cargo.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under certain load conditions, the improper weight distribution may cause handling problems, including but not limited to, potential swaying of the trailer while being towed on the road. This could ultimately result in an crash involving the travel trailer and the tow vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add reinforcing steel to the a-frame, install a new coupler with higher weight capacity, and higher capacity safety chains. Owners should contact thor california at 1-888-697-8467.
Report filed by THOR CALIFORNIA INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V242000Received . 48 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain travel trailers, improper weight distribution may occur when the back of the travel trailer is loaded with cargo.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under certain load conditions, the improper weight distribution may cause handling problems, including but not limited to, potential swaying of the trailer while being towed on the road. This could ultimately result in an crash involving the travel trailer and the tow vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add the necessary weight at the trailer's a-frame. Owners should contact thor california at 1-888-697-8467. This recall was superseded by 06v-466.
Report filed by THOR CALIFORNIA INC..
04V243000Received . 83 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain 'toy box' travel trailers, improper weight distribution may occur when the back of the travel trailer is loaded with cargo.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under certain load conditions, the improper weight distribution may cause handling problems with the travel trailer, including but not limited to, potential swaying of the trailer while being towed on the road, which could ultimately result in a crash involving the travel trailer and the tow vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add the necessary weight at the trailer's a-frame, change the trailers a-frame to a thicker steel, and change the trailer's coupler and safety chains to a higher weight rating. The recall is expected to begin during january or february 2005. Owners should contact thor california at 1-888-697-8467.
Report filed by THOR CALIFORNIA INC..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Aug 2005
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20043
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Thor California Wanderer VortexThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thor-california/wanderer-vortex/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex?
- 355 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Thor California Wanderer Vortex have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Thor California Wanderer Vortex, model year 2004. 3 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex name most often?
- Structure: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Thor California Wanderer Vortex open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.