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Workhorse W20Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 33 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Workhorse W20.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints33Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls52000–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

Workhorse W20 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 W20 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2003Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Workhorse W20 problems

All model years combined: 33 complaints 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
Service brakes, hydraulic270
Parking brake21
Electrical system20
Service brakes, air11
Steering10
Visibility10
Wheels10
5 recalls

Workhorse W20 recalls

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

–Service brakes, hydraulic09V-110 · 2001–2008 · Apr 3, 2009 · 48,876 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling06V-225 · 2004 · Jun 20, 2006 · 30,335 vehicles–Steering06V-148 · 2005–2006 · May 2, 2006 · 3,881 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic04V-084 · 2000–2002 · Feb 18, 2004 · 10,235 vehicles–Leaf spring assembly: u-bolt, leaf spring to axle01V-317 · 2001 · Oct 4, 2001 · 5,011 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the W20

  1. OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPEREA07016 · 2000–2005 · closed Aug 19, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-110
  2. OVERHEATED BRAKE CALIPERSPE07032 · 2000–2005 · closed Nov 19, 2007
    No recall
  3. OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKESEA03003 · 2001–2002 · closed Mar 3, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-019