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International WorkstarYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 36 safety recalls on record for the International Workstar.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Power trainSafety recalls362010–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

International Workstar years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Workstar median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 13 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common International Workstar problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train11
36 recalls

International Workstar recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

67%Disc: caliper25V-178 · 2019 · Mar 21, 2025 · 153 vehicles58%Electrical system: wiring23V-248 · 2017–2020 · Apr 6, 2023 · 42,054 vehicles88%Steering22V-428 · 2022 · Jun 16, 2022 · 33,655 vehicles–Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-366 · 2018–2019 · May 19, 2021 · 1,780 vehicles46%Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software20V-810 · 2015–2018 · Dec 23, 2020 · 17,213 vehicles68%Power train: axle assembly20V-229 · 2019 · Apr 22, 2020 · 130 vehicles–Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater20V-219 · 2017–2020 · Apr 17, 2020 · 27,421 vehicles62%Engine19V-841 · 2018–2020 · Nov 21, 2019 · 12,539 vehicles14%Exterior lighting: brake lights19V-239 · 2017–2018 · Mar 26, 2019 · 7 vehicles–Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater19V-216 · 2017–2020 · Mar 20, 2019 · 23,122 vehicles88%Power train: clutch assembly18V-826 · 2018–2019 · Nov 21, 2018 · 21,740 vehicles75%Service brakes, air18V-597 · 2019 · Sep 7, 2018 · 2,089 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 36 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Workstar

  1. Leaking MGM brake chambersEQ12011 · 2012 · closed Jul 12, 2013
    Led to recall 13E-012