{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "TMC recall 17V166 (RC000130): 2017 Chateau, Freedom Elite, and Four Winds Motorhomes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v166/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V166 (TMC): Without a seat belt, the occupant sitting in the middle position of the sofa will not be properly restrained in the event of a cras...",
  "excerpt": "Thor Chateau, Thor Four Winds, Thor Freedom Elite, model year 2017. Filed by Thor Motor Coach and reported to NHTSA on 13 March 2017. 171 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2017 Chateau, Freedom Elite, and Four Winds Motorhomes. The sofa may not have a seat belt for the middle seating position. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls TMC's own number for this recall: RC000130. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V166 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Without a seat belt, the occupant sitting in the middle position of the sofa will not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.” 17V166 Thor Motor Coach Seat Belts 13 March 2017 2017-2017 THOR CHATEAU, THOR FOUR WINDS, THOR FREEDOM ELITE Without a seat belt, the occupant sitting in the middle position of the sofa will not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of an injury. Thor Motor Coach will notify owners, and ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:00:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"TMC recall 17V166 (RC000130): 2017 Chateau, Freedom Elite, and Four Winds Motorhomes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v166/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}