2025 Thor Motor Coach Palladium: common problems

Owners of the 2025 Thor Motor Coach Palladium filed 1 complaints with NHTSA, most often about equipment and structure. The maker issued 2 service bulletins for this year. Details by component below, with sources.

Key figures

Owner complaints: 1
Technical service bulletins (TSB): 2

What fails most often

1 Equipment 100% of all complaints
2 Structure 100% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Equipment: 1 complaints (100% of all).
Structure: 1 complaints (100% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 1 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

smoke, burning smell, fire1 · 100%
windows, sunroof1 · 100%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Equipment	1	0
Structure	1	0
Other	1	2

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

There is a sticker on the window of the side sliding door that gives instructions for unlocking the door (from the inside) in case of an emergency. The sticker states: "WARNING IN AN EMERGENCY, PULL THE LATCH TWICE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR". The instructions do not work.
Equipment · 2026-03-26 · NHTSA complaint #11727312

Comparison

By complaint count this model year ranks 24,719 of 36,659 model years in the NHTSA data (among the 33% least complained about).

On average one model year of the Palladium has 0 complaints (3 years in the data). This year has 1, above average.

What to check before buying

Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.

Manufacturer service bulletins

Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.

received by NHTSA in 2025–2026 · № 11033071 · Other Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has been made aware of an emergency WARNING label adhered in error to the interior…
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has been made aware of an emergency WARNING label adhered in error to the interior slider door window on the Ford and Mercedes chassis. The label instructions ONLY pertain to the RAM ProMaster…
received by NHTSA in 2025–2026 · № 11032598 · Other Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has been made aware of an emergency WARNING label adhered in error to the interior…
Thor Motor Coach (TMC) has been made aware of an emergency WARNING label adhered in error to the interior slider door window on the Ford and Mercedes chassis. The label instructions ONLY pertain to the RAM ProMaster…

Other years of this model

Palladium 20264 sources

Questions and answers

What are the most common problems with the 2025 Thor Motor Coach Palladium?

Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: equipment, structure. Total complaints: 1. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: smoke, burning smell, fire (100%), windows, sunroof (100%).

How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2025 Thor Motor Coach Palladium?

NHTSA lists 2 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.

Should I buy a 2025 Thor Motor Coach Palladium from a US auction?

Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.

Other 2025 models

Thor Motor Coach Tranquility 2025

Read also

Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.