RC000256 – LP Gas Line Incorrectly Routed – 2020-2021 Thor Motor Coach Omni & Magnitude Motorhomes

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL This notice applies to your vehicle: «VIN» «Owner_name» «Street» «City», «State» «Zip» Dear «Owner_name»: This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain model year 2020-2021 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes. As a result, TMC is conducting a safety recall. We apologize for any inconvenience this action may cause you; however your safety and continued satisfaction are of the utmost importance to us. It has been discovered that on certain model year 2020-2021 Magnitude & Omni motorhomes, the LP hose may have been inadvertently ran through the rear suspension leaf springs during production. The LP hose has the potential to rub on the leaf springs and possibly lead to a leak in the LP hose. This could cause a fire, which could result in serious injury or death. TMC has contacted your selling dealer and has instructed them on how to inspect the routing of the LP hose and re-route as needed. This will be done at no cost to you the owner. The remedy should take approximately up to 30 mins. to perform. At your earliest convenience, please contact your dealer and schedule an appointment to have this remedy completed. To locate the nearest authorized TMC service center, please visit https://www.thormotorcoach.com/locate-a-service-center/. If you no longer own the vehicle, or if you have questions concerning this recall or if you need any assistance, please contact the TMC Warranty/Service Department by mail at TMC, P.O. Box 1486, Elkhart, IN 46515-1486, by phone at 877-855-2867, or email at [email protected]. If you had appropriate repairs completed prior to receipt of this recall notice, and if you incurred any direct cost in connection with obtaining such repair, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement from TMC by contacting the TMC Warranty/Service Department. If after contacting TMC Customer Service you are still not satisfied we have done our best to remedy this situation, you may also submit a written complaint to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. You may call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153; or go to http://www.safercar.gov.) Federal regulations require that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days. Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Thor Motor Coach cc: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reason for this recall What we need you to do RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE Safety Recall: 22V-094 Safety Advisory: RC000256 March 24, 2022 What we will do

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL RC000256 This notice applies to vehicle: «VIN» «Dealer_name» «Street» «City», «State» «Zip» Dear Dealer: This Safety Recall Notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the United States National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and The Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Act and is important for your safety. Thor Motor Coach (TMC) decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain models of the below listed motorhomes. It has been discovered that on certain model year 2020-2021 Magnitude & Omni motorhomes, the LP hose may have been inadvertently ran through the rear suspension leaf springs during production. The LP hose has the potential to rub on the leaf springs and possibly lead to a leak in the LP hose. This could cause a fire, which could result in serious injury or death. The required action is inspect the routing of the LP hose and re-route/secure as needed. If there’s any damage to the LP hose, a replacement will be needed. The remedy should take approximately up to 30 mins. to perform. Additional time will be necessary for a hose replacement. Dealers that have stock units impacted by this recall can access the full list of affected VINs sold to their dealership by accessing the “Service Campaign” portion of the TMC Advantage Web Portal. If any unit on this list has been retail sold you are asked to notify the retail owner as soon as possible of this recall because their vehicle was not registered at the time the retail notice was mailed. Please immediately register any retail sold units on this list. As a reminder, you are required by law to complete this recall on any stock units in inventory prior to retail sale. Any vehicle lessor receiving this notice must forward a copy to the lessee within 10 days. If you have questions concerning this recall, please contact the TMC Warranty/Service Department by mail at TMC, P.O. Box 1486, Elkhart, IN 46515-1486, or by phone at (877) 500-1020. We apologize for this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of customer safety and continued satisfaction with our products. Sincerely, Thor Motor Coach Re: NHTSA Recall No. 22V-094 Transport Canada No. 2022-076

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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-094 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Manufacturer Name : Thor Motor Coach Submission Date : FEB 18, 2022 NHTSA Recall No. : 22V-094 Manufacturer Recall No. : RC000256 Manufacturer Information : Manufacturer Name : Thor Motor Coach Address : PO Box 1486 701 County Road 15 Elkhart IN 46515 Company phone : 877-500-1020 Population : Number of potentially involved : 731 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 % Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2020-2021 Thor Motor Coach Omni Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : GAS Descriptive Information : -It has been discovered that on certain model year 2020 & 2021 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes, the LP hose has been inadvertently ran through the rear suspension leaf springs. -Remedy component (LP hose) will be properly routed, eliminating the routing thru the rear suspension leaf springs. -315 Omni units are in the recall scope. Production Dates : JAN 17, 2019 – AUG 28, 2020 VIN Range 1 : Begin : 1FDUF5GT0KDA13805 End : 1FDUF5HTXLED80222 ✔ Not sequential Vehicle 2 : 2020-2021 Thor Motor Coach Magnitude Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : OTHER Power Train : GAS Descriptive Information : -It has been discovered that on certain model year 2020 & 2021 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes, the LP hose has been inadvertently ran through the rear suspension leaf springs. -Remedy component (LP hose) will be properly routed, eliminating the routing thru the rear suspension leaf springs. -416 Magnitude units are in the recall scope. Production Dates : JAN 17, 2019 – AUG 28, 2020 VIN Range 1 : Begin : 1FDUF5GT0KDA13805 End : 1FDUF5HTXLED80222 ✔ Not sequential Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-094 Page 2 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Description of Defect : Description of the Defect : The LP lines were incorrectly installed running through the rear suspension leaf springs. FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR Description of the Safety Risk : The LP hose has the potential to rub on the leaf springs and possibly lead to a leak in the LP hose. This could cause a fire, which could result in serious injury or death. Description of the Cause : They were incorrectly installed during production. Identification of Any Warning that can Occur : Potential smell of LP gas Involved Components : Component Name 1 : 220” LP Hose Component Description : BB35 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517305 Component Name 2 : 262” LP Hose Component Description : BH35 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517306 Component Name 3 : 286” LP Hose Component Description : BT36 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517307 Component Name 4 : 292” LP Hose Component Description : RS36 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517308 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-094 Page 3 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Component Name 5 : 298” LP Hose Component Description : RS36 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517310 Component Name 6 : 136” LP Hose Component Description : SV34 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517311 Component Name 7 : 202” LP Hose Component Description : XG32 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517305 Component Name 8 : 220” LP Hose Component Description : BB35 Floor Plan Component Part Number : 0517312 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer Name : NR Address : NR NR Country : NR Chronology : 12/15/2021 – TMC received notice from NHTSA regarding a VOQ on a 2021 Omni motorhome that experienced a similar issue to the LP line as recall 21V-754. 12/21/2021 to 2/10/2022 – Discussions with NHTSA and a claims analysis at TMC was performed to determine if there were additional units not included in the original recall scope that have experienced a similar issue to the LP line. 2/15/2022 TMC Safety Committee met and in an abundance of caution, determined that an expansion recall would be necessary to include additional model year 2020-2021 Magnitude and Omni motorhomes that Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-094 Page 4 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 were not included in the original recall scope. Description of Remedy : Description of Remedy Program : TMC will notify dealers how to properly re-route the LP hose as needed. Reimbursement will be provided through the normal warranty claim process. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : Remedy component (LP hose) will be properly routed, eliminating the routing thru the rear suspension leaf springs. Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Units were properly routed in production with p-clamps. Recall Schedule : Description of Recall Schedule : TMC will notify the dealers and owners of the recreational vehicles by letter. A final copy of the owner letter will be provided to NHTSA, along with the dealer repair procedures. Planned Dealer Notification Date : APR 18, 2022 – APR 18, 2022 Planned Owner Notification Date : APR 18, 2022 – APR 18, 2022 * NR – Not Reported

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