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Originally Posted by JoeDS

This weekend we went camping. Noticed the tail lights on the right side burned out. Checked it out and noticed a lot of water on the lens inside.

Results:

*Top center screw missing from the factory, lens bowed out to about a 1/8" gap.
*Back up lens never had the paper removed from seal, IE no seal.
*Two bulbs contacts rusted through.
*Screws rusted
*Full of dust.
*Screws used to attach lens too large for mounting holes which caused lens to crack and screws to bind (almost unable to remove screws).
*Plywood absorbed water and fiberglass has started to de-laminate from the wood.

I encourage you to check your rear lights and see if any moisture is present. The lens is the primary seal. It is mounted directly to the RV with a cutout in the wood. Any moisture present will be absorbed by the wood behind it.

Fortunately my unit is still under warranty so I have the opportunity to resolve it with factory. You may not so check it out and fix it before its too late.

Seriously, Thor? It seems like every other owner that has these taillights has had the same problem to one degree or another. My left taillight had moisture inside it and I found that the top right screw was broken in half, therefore it was not tightened down. The backup light also did not have the paper removed on one side of the very skinny gasket. This will probably be my next change out (change for Bargmann triple LED taillights) after I have the front cap roof clearance lights replaced with sealed LED lights. Several of them have moisture droplets inside meaning eventually they will corrode and stop working.... Who is supervising the QC at Thor?