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Thor Chateau Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Thor Chateau (1997–2005). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

3
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Thor Chateau model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Thor Chateau10
2004 Thor Chateau20
2003 Thor Chateau30
2002 Thor Chateau22
2001 Thor Chateau23
2000 Thor Chateau20
1999 Thor Chateau21
1998 Thor Chateau10
1997 Thor Chateau10

What Thor Chateau owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 3.

All Thor Chateau recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Thor Chateau, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V369000 Reported 2,700 vehicles potentially affected THOR AMERICA

    Thor america is recalling 2,700 my 2003-2005 citation, chateau, and corsair travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Thor america is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V127000 Reported 12,000 vehicles potentially affected THOR AMERICA

    Certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Thor america will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V384000 Reported 6,749 vehicles potentially affected THOR AMERICA

    On certain travel trailers and fifth wheels equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these units were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.

    Remedy: Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Thor models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.