NHTSA campaign 04V084000 · Workhorse campaign 50401-C

Workhorse Recall 04V-084: WORKHORSE/BOSCH ZOPS BRAKE CALIPERS

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V084000 (Workhorse campaign 50401-C) was reported by WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS on February 18, 2004, with 10,235 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Workhorse W20 and Workhorse W22 for model years 2000–2002. Owners were notified on August 1, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V084000 (also written 04V-084 or 04V084)
Filed by
WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
Workhorse campaign number
50401-C
Report received
Potentially affected
10,235 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Engineering Analysis EA02-035 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V084000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Workhorse

  • Workhorse W20

    • 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built August 10, 2000 – June 29, 2002 (per NHTSA)
  • Workhorse W22

    • 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built August 10, 2000 – June 29, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Workhorse recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V084000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORHOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH ZOPS, THE PADS CAN DRAG ON THE ROTOR SURFACE DUE TO THE PIN SLIDE.

Safety consequence

A HANG UP OR LOCK UP MAY CAUSE THE CALIPERS TO OVER HEAT AND NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO STOP SAFELY. THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPAIR AND REPLACE ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE DEVELOPED BY BOSCH (SEE CAMPAIGN 03E064000). THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773.

Notes

WORKHORSE RECALL NO. 50401-C.CUSTOMER'S CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V084000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.