Thor Recall 13V-265

I just installed a $10 disconnect on the terminal of our chassis battery. At least now it is easy (though not as easy as the original switch) to disconnect for winter storage.

Now I have to wait until spring to figure out if the house battery will charge while driving.

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.

skrams wrote:

Rangerider wrote:
Here's a long thread on the subject if you care to read it:

Thor BCC Recall

Thanks for the link. I got to page 5 and my eyes glazed over. So here is my question. Does this "fix / bypass" mean the house battery does not charge while driving? I saw that mentioned in the iRV2 thread but did not get to the answer.

Anyone know the answer for sure?

Well...

A certain RV dealership in San Diego (the name start's "La") performed my recall. To spare you all the sordid details, they forgot to reattach the positive AND negative battery cables to the battery posts in the engine compartment. Needless to say, I found out the hardway. Long story short, I don't know if my battery is charging or not!

I'm glad I have a TOAD and carry jumper cables :R

I cannot say for sure. I have not yet made any changes to my unit. It is currently winterized and in storage. I plan to follow the threads and revisit this problem in the Spring.

Rangerider wrote:
Here's a long thread on the subject if you care to read it:

Thor BCC Recall

Thanks for the link. I got to page 5 and my eyes glazed over. So here is my question. Does this "fix / bypass" mean the house battery does not charge while driving? I saw that mentioned in the iRV2 thread but did not get to the answer.

Anyone know the answer for sure?

It is an industry norm and also a design requirement from the NHTSA. In the mid ninties we had a recall very similar to this on the cars I worked on. We disconnected the engine management power lead from the fused side of the main chassis fuse and reconnected it to the battery side of the fuse block. The fuse would blow from age and the vehicle would die and the potential for an accident multiplied by an unknown but large factor. The potential for the same failure exists here and the industry norm and legally required fix is to make sure that power is always available to keep the vehicle running.
Randy

skrams wrote:
Thanks guys. That is a lousy way of dealing with it.

Cltkids - did you ever get your front lens replaced?

Yup. But this time I screwed it on! Hopefully the third lens is the charm.
:-)

Here's a long thread on the subject if you care to read it:

Thor BCC Recall

Thanks guys. That is a lousy way of dealing with it.

Cltkids - did you ever get your front lens replaced?

Hi Skrams.

I did it myself a few months ago when I first got the memo... Basically I just moved the cable over per the tech sheet I got off someone on IRV2.

And I agree - it's a cheesey work around....

I just looked this up for you:

TMC will rewire the BCC and eliminate the potential of loss of chassis power. This defect will be corrected by TMC at no
expense to you, the owner. The repair should take approximately 30 minutes to complete

All they did was direct connect the chassis battery and take the BCC out of the loop rendering your chassis disconnect useless...You could put in your own such a good knife switch for that..

So instead of a fix , they design a workaround that eliminates the component....Reminds me of NORCOLD with their 1200's and the box...