NHTSA campaign 04V195000 · Workhorse campaign 50402-C

Workhorse Recall 04V-195: WORKHORSE/FMVSS 101 AND 105/ INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

NHTSA recall 04V195000 (Workhorse campaign 50402-C) was reported by WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS on April 22, 2004, with 30,345 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Workhorse Chassis for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on January 1, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V195000 (also written 04V-195 or 04V195)
Filed by
WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
Workhorse campaign number
50402-C
Report received
Potentially affected
30,345 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 101

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V195000. 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 Chassis

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 15, 2002 – May 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V195000.

Defect description

CERTAIN CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH ACTIA CORPORATE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 101 "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS" AND 105 "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." IF THE BRAKE FAIL INPUT FALLS BELOW A VOLTAGE OF 1.5V, THE BRAKE FAILURE LAMP AND ALARM WILL BE ACTIVATED. ALSO ACTIVATION OF THE ABS TELL TALE WHEN THE ABS IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR.

Safety consequence

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

WORKHORSE WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731.

Notes

WORKHORSE RECALL NO. 50402-C.CUSTOMERS 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 04V195000

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.