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NHTSA campaign 08V442000 · Workhorse campaign 20801-C

WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS Recall 08V-442: STEERING DRAG LINK/PITMAN ARM CONNECTION

NHTSA recall 08V442000 (Workhorse campaign 20801-C) was reported by WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS on August 28, 2008, with 5,606 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Workhorse W18, Workhorse W42, Fleetwood Fiesta and more for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on September 19, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V442000 (also written 08V-442 or 08V442)
Filed by
WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
Workhorse campaign number
20801-C
Report received
Potentially affected
5,606 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V442000. 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.

Fleetwood

  • Fleetwood Fiesta

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – July 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Terra

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built August 25, 2005 – March 20, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Fleetwood recalls

Workhorse

  • Workhorse W18

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 10, 2005 – May 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Workhorse W42

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 10, 2005 – May 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Workhorse recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V442000.

Defect description

WORKHORSE IS RECALLING 5,606 MY 2006-2008 W42 COMMERCIAL CHASSIS AND W18 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS. THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE IMPROPER TORQUE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE CASTLE NUT AND COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONNECTION.

Safety consequence

IF THE DRAG LINK WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE PITMAN ARM, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-946-7731 OR AT HTTP://WWW.NAVISTAR.COM.

Notes

WORKHORSE RECALL NO. 20801-C.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V442000

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.