By model year
Workhorse W42 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Workhorse W42
Every Workhorse W42 model year on file, 2001 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112001 to 2012
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins73Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Workhorse W42 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Workhorse W42
- 13V-512 Oct 17, 2013
In the affected vehicles, the brake fluid level indicator (FLI) may not properly detect a low brake fluid level situation and warn the driver
Brakes · 2,016 vehicles - 13V-054 Feb 20, 2013
Brake fluid level indicator (FLI) may not properly detect a low brake fluid level situation and warn the driver
Brakes · 3,226 vehicles - 11V-326 Jun 15, 2011
Steering wheel components do not meet design specifications
Steering · 46 vehicles - 10V-158 Apr 16, 2010
Low resistance electrical short in the alternator's voltage regulator may occur
Electrical system · 521 vehicles - 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 - 07V-233 Jun 8, 2007
Certain commercial chassis built with gasoline fuel tanks fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301,…
Fuel system · 4,174 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.