2016 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
1injuries
STRUCTURE
1
1injuries
TRAILER HITCHES
1
1injuries
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“We were traveling on the road pulling a jeep wrangler. The rv has a factory installed towing package with a maximum gross trailer weight of 8,000lbs. The jeep we were pulling, 5500 gvwr, was well below the required capacity. We heard a noise and pulled over only to find the htich in tack but the…”

TRAILER HITCHES · reported 2018-11-01

“We were traveling on the road pulling a jeep wrangler. The rv has a factory installed towing package with a maximum gross trailer weight of 8,000lbs. The jeep we were pulling, 5500 gvwr, was well below the required capacity. We heard a noise and pulled over only to find the htich in tack but the…”

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER · reported 2018-11-01

“We were traveling on the road pulling a jeep wrangler. The rv has a factory installed towing package with a maximum gross trailer weight of 8,000lbs. The jeep we were pulling, 5500 gvwr, was well below the required capacity. We heard a noise and pulled over only to find the htich in tack but the…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2018-11-01

Defect investigations

Investigation PE24023 Opened 2024-08-14 · closed 2026-01-16

Trailer Hitch Receiver Structure May Crack and Separate

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation, PE24023, on August 14, 2024, to investigate allegations of Thor Motor Coach motorhome frame or trailer hitch structure cracking and separating. The hitch was manufactured by Lippert and installed by Thor as standard original equipment. ODI…

Investigation PE24023 Opened 2024-08-14 · closed 2026-01-16

Trailer Hitch Receiver Structure May Crack and Separate

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation, PE24023, on August 14, 2024, to investigate allegations of Thor Motor Coach motorhome frame or trailer hitch structure cracking and separating. The hitch was manufactured by Lippert and installed by Thor as standard original equipment. ODI…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Thor Motor Coach Outlaw as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.