ctpres Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Important possible Thor recall!NHTSA is looking into problems with windshield wipers and contacted a member on another forum.Since I had the same problem on our Thor Challenger I did a forum search on two other RV forums and found over 24 reports with identical problem description - passenger side wiper arm rotating to far and in the worst case wedging under drivers side freezing it. End result - both wipers out of commission resulting in a dangerous life safety situation. Several owners reported same failure on replacement wiper assembly and I found one owner reporting failure of original and two replacements. So it looks like Thor is continuing to use bad stock and not really fixing the problem.So far there are several Thor products with the same problem: Challenger, Outlaw, Hurricane, Windsport and Miramar spanning product years 2013 to 2016.If you had the problem described above or any other serious windshield wiper problem - please call or write Larry Long - your life may depend on it.Larry LongSafety Defects InvestigatorMedium and Heavy Duty Vehicles DivisionOffice of Defects InvestigationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration NEF-140, Rm W48-2141200 New Jersey Ave. SE.Washington DC 20590202-366-6281-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Interesting post. Anyone impacted by this? Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodleguy Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 We have a 2016 Thor Challenger 37LX and on the way home from the dealer in Rockford, IL, we ran into a rain storm and the passenger side wiper proceeded to get locked on the driver side. Quite the experience. Had to stop and wait out the storm. Had the same experience two more times. Dealer said nothing was wrong and the correction on the service report says, 're set drives side arm and tested" We haven't had to use the wipers again since so not sure if the issue is fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinbob Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I think if it were me, I would put the garden hose on a light mist and run the wipers for an hour or so. Better than pulling over in a rain storm. Quote 2006 Elite Suite 36TK32001 F-550 Starhaulerwww.mytripjournal.com/elitesuitestravelsIN GOD WE TRUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFF Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 I am having this same issue right now with my 2016 Thor Challenger . Was anything done by Thor on this since 2016? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Welcome to the forums, JFF. I am not aware of any actions but you may want to contact the person who made that post. Quote Larry Long Safety Defects Investigator Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Division Office of Defects Investigation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NEF-140, Rm W48-214 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE. Washington DC 20590 202-366-6281 Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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