Damon Essence, Four Winds Fun Mover, Four Winds Infinity, Four Winds Presidio, Thor Aria, Thor Motor Coach Ace, model years 2003 to 2018. Filed by Thor Motor Coach and reported to NHTSA on 22 November 2017. 110,400 vehicles potentially affected.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V758 cover?
- Damon Essence, Four Winds Fun Mover, Four Winds Infinity, Four Winds Presidio, Thor Aria, Thor Motor Coach Ace, Thor Motor Coach Astoria, Thor Motor Coach Astoria Pacific, model years 2003-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Thor Motor Coach (Thor) is recalling various 2003-2018 recreational vehicles, equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. See a list of the affected trailer models at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V758-5764.pdf.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Thor will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V758 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Thor Motor Coach |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 November 2017 |
| Model years | 2003-2018 |
| Vehicles named | DAMON ESSENCE, FOUR WINDS FUN MOVER, FOUR WINDS INFINITY, FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO, THOR ARIA, THOR MOTOR COACH ACE, THOR MOTOR COACH ASTORIA, THOR MOTOR COACH ASTORIA PACIFIC, THOR MOTOR COACH AVANTI, THOR MOTOR COACH AXIS, THOR MOTOR COACH CHALLENGER, THOR MOTOR COACH CHALLENGER PLATINUM, THOR MOTOR COACH CHATEAU, THOR MOTOR COACH CHATEAU CITATION |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Thor will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Thor customer service at 1-877-500-1020, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Damon Essence recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Thor Aria recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Ace recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Astoria recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Avanti recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Axis recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Challenger recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Chateau recalls: 26 US campaigns
- Thor Motor Coach Chateau Citation recalls: 7 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V758, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v758/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Thor notices we hold
- 20V498: 2019-2021 Hurricane and Windsport motorhomes, models 27B, 29M, 32T, 33X, 34J, 34R and 35M
- 17V381: 2018 Outlaw 29H motorhomes
- 17V362: 2017 Challenger 37YT motorhomes
- 17V283: 2016-2017 Venetian and Tuscany motorhomes equipped with Cummins ISL engines
- 16V571: model year 2012-2017 Ace, 2013 Citation, 2012-2013 Siesta and 2017 Four Winds and Road Bear Rental motorhomes
- 15V191: model year 2015 Siesta and Citation motorhomes manufactured from September 26, 2014, through February 27, 2015, and built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis
- 14V385: model year 2014-2015 Axis and Vegas motorhomes manufactured August 2, 2013, to June 18, 2014
- 14V267: model year 2014-2015 Outlaw 29H motorcoaches manufactured January 13, 2014, through April 25, 2014
All 13 Thor campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 17V758 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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