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Workhorse W18

Every Workhorse W18 model year on file, 2005 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42005 to 2008
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.5220052006200722008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Workhorse W18 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
2
Brakes
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Workhorse W18 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Workhorse W18 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded0NoneNone101
2007Other20.0100101
2006Other10.050201
2005Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Workhorse W18

  • 08V-442 Aug 28, 2008
    Castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly
    Steering · 5,606 vehicles
  • 06V-225 Jun 20, 2006
    On certain motor home and truck chassis equipped with general motors 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can…
    Engine and cooling · 30k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.