Workhorse W42Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Workhorse W42.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls62001–2012 model years

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

Best & worst years

Workhorse W42 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 W42 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Workhorse W42 problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

6 recalls

Workhorse W42 recalls

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

Service brakes13V-512 · 2012 · Oct 17, 2013 · 2,016 vehicles Service brakes13V-054 · 2011–2012 · Feb 20, 2013 · 3,226 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar11V-326 · 2011 · Jun 15, 2011 · 46 vehicles Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator10V-158 · 2010 · Apr 16, 2010 · 521 vehicles Gear box: shaft pitman08V-442 · 2006–2008 · Aug 28, 2008 · 5,606 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline07V-233 · 2001–2007 · Jun 8, 2007 · 4,174 vehicles