{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "TMC recall 18V385: Thor Motor Coach Chateau, Thor Motor Coach Four Winds, Thor Motor Coach Freedom Elite and 4 more (2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v385/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V385 (TMC): The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a c...",
  "excerpt": "Thor Motor Coach Chateau, Thor Motor Coach Four Winds, Thor Motor Coach Freedom Elite, Thor Motor Coach Majestic, Thor Motor Coach Outlaw, Thor Motor Coach Quantum, model year 2019. Filed by Thor Motor Coach and reported to NHTSA on 8 June 2018. 691 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Thor Motor Coach (TMC) is recalling certain 2019 Thor Four Winds, Chateau, Freedom Elite, Majestic, Outlaw, Quantum and Vegas motorhomes built on modified Ford E-450 chassis. The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened. 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: RC000156. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V385 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: “The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V385 Thor Motor Coach Suspension:Rear:Springs:Leaf Spring Assembly:U-Bolt, Leaf Spring To Axle 8 June 2018 20",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"TMC recall 18V385: Thor Motor Coach Chateau, Thor Motor Coach Four Winds, Thor Motor Coach Freedom Elite and 4 more (2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v385/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}