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Workhorse W22Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 323 NHTSA owner complaints across 11 model years, no Workhorse W22 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2002, 2003 and 2004. The W22 has 7 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'02 '03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints323Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls72000–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Workhorse W22 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 W22 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/10021 complaints · 3 recalls2004Solid50/10092 complaints · 2 recalls2003Solid43/100113 complaints · 1 recall2002Solid55/10067 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/10010 complaints · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Workhorse W22 problems

All model years combined: 323 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, hydraulic28321
Service brakes142
Engine and engine cooling90
Electrical system90
Suspension50
Fuel system, gasoline50
Service brakes, electric40
Service brakes, air40
Exterior lighting30
10 other systems170
7 recalls

Workhorse W22 recalls

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

–Storage: tank assembly10V-348 · 2011 · Jul 27, 2010 · 1,328 vehicles–Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator10V-158 · 2011 · Apr 16, 2010 · 521 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic09V-110 · 2001–2008 · Apr 3, 2009 · 48,876 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling06V-225 · 2004–2006 · 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
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the W22

  1. OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPEREA07016 · 2000–2005 · closed Aug 19, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-110
  2. OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKESEA03003 · 2001–2002 · closed Mar 3, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-019