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Workhorse W24Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 4 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Workhorse W24.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints4Top: Parking brakeSafety recalls22000–2006 model years

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

Best & worst years

Workhorse W24 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 W24 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Workhorse W24 problems

All model years combined: 4 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
Parking brake21
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Structure10
2 recalls

Workhorse W24 recalls

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

–Engine and engine cooling06V-225 · 2004–2006 · Jun 20, 2006 · 30,335 vehicles–Steering06V-148 · 2005–2006 · May 2, 2006 · 3,881 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the W24

  1. OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPEREA07016 · 2004–2005 · closed Aug 19, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-110