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Workhorse W20

Every Workhorse W20 model year on file, 2000 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years332 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92000 to 2008
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 33% of the model's total

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

03691220002001200220031120042005200620072008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Workhorse W20 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
30
Electrical system
2
Steering
1
Wheels
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Workhorse W20 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 W20 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded0NoneNone100
2007Not decoded0NoneNone100
2006Other30.0150200
2005Other333.3150220
2004Other70.0233220
2003Other110.0550120
2002Other616.7300230
2001Other20.0100330
2000Other10.050120
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Workhorse W20

  • 09V-110 Apr 3, 2009
    When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position
    Brakes · 49k 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
  • 06V-148 May 2, 2006
    Certain chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts
    Steering · 3,881 vehicles
  • 04V-084 Feb 18, 2004
    On certain motorhome chassis equipped with bosch zops, the pads can drag on the rotor surface due to the pin slide
    Brakes · 10k vehicles
  • 01V-317 Oct 4, 2001
    Vehicle description: motor home and commercial chassis
    Suspension · 5,011 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.