2003 WORKHORSE W22 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

The contact owns a 2003 Workhorse W22. The contact stated that upon stopping the motorhome in her driveway, her husband discovered a bluish-black color smoke emitting from underneath the vehicle. The rear passenger side brake caliper had caught fire and the contact's husband was able to extinguish the fire with a water hose. The fire department was not called and a report was not filed. The contact stated that the brake and ABS warning lights had illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure. The contact's husband took pictures of the damage and showed them to an independent mechanic. The mechanic then informed the contact's husband of NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V110000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) which he linked to the failure. The mechanic contacted then notified the manufacturer of the failure but received no assistance. The contact also made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer but had no success. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

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NAVISTAR IS RECALLING.....THERE'S A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL FOUR CALIPERS BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE THE ROTORS ALL FOUR OF THEM ARE CRACKED FROM OVERHEATING BECAUSE OF THE CALIPERS HANGING UP . THIS RECALL IS FOR A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS.

REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON RECALL WITH REBUILT CALIPERS. AFTER LESS THAN 500 MILES THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER BLEW OUT ALL BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED 40 MILES FROM HOME ON A STATE ROAD.

2003 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE MOTORHOME ON A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WORKHORSE BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY OF 2009, HE RECEIVED AN INTERIM NOTICE WARNING ABOUT A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE WORKHORSE SYSTEM. THE NOTICED STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THE BRAKES STICKING, BURNING AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. IT FURTHER STATED THAT IF THE SYMPTOMS SHOULD APPEAR, THAT THE DRIVER SHOULD PULL OVER AND EXAMINE THE WHEELS FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT AND CONTACT A WORKHORSE SERVICE CENTER. IN JUNE 2009 THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT 100 MILES INTO HIS TRIP, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED OVER HEATING OF THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE RECALL. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO HAVE THE RV TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER, THE SERVICE CENTER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE RV AND FOUND THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED. IN JANUARY 2010, THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO NOTICE A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER AND HE COULD HEAR A MUFFLED SOUND OF BACK FIRING THROUGH THE EXHAUST WHENEVER HE DROVE UP AN UPGRADE AND/OR HARD ACCELERATING. IN JUNE OF 2010, HE RETURNED THE RV TO THE SERVICE CENTER, TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE BACK FIRING AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER 2011, THE RV BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND SMOKE STARTED EMITTING OUT OF THE LEFT EXHAUST. THE RV WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE CLOGGED UP AND BLEW OUT THE MUFFLERS. THE SERVICE CENTER ALSO FOUND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE FUEL PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, HEATER VALVE, SPEEDOMETER, DASH PANEL CLUSTER LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL/ DIMMER SWITCH ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE AND THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSORS. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A PENDING RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT WAS INFORMED IT WOULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE HORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN RESPONSE TO A DENIAL OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CALIPER ASSEMBLY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE REPAIRS MADE FROM SEPT 2007 THROUGH JULY 2008 PRIOR TO AN SAFETY RECALL NOTICES FROM WORKHORSE. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, BOTH FRONT WHEEL SEALS WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WORKHORSE DENIED THE CLAIM, BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY CONSIDERING REPAIRS MADE AFTER NOVEMBER 16, 2007 FOR REIMBURSEMENT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS SUMMER HOME, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE BURNED ABS SENSOR AND REPLACED THE HUB CAPS AND SEALS. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING WORKHORSE WARRANTY AND SAFETY RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS WHILE ON A TRIP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THREE DEALERS THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE HE COULD RECEIVE SERVICE. THE CONSUMER FINALLY FOUND A SERVICE CENTER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE RECALL. HE LEARNED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS WAS A PROBLEM THAT OCCASIONALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS AND BUZZER NOT GOING OUT. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BAD BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE FIRST EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE FAILURE IN SEPT 2007. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, FRONT INNER SEALS, FRONT OUTER HUB COVERS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL . THE SECOND TIME WAS IN APRIL 2008 WHEN THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED AND DAMAGED THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE RECEIVED A REFUND CHECK FOR THE REAR BRAKES ONLY. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED, ALL OF HIS/HER MONEY SHOULD BE REFUNDED INCLUDING MONEY FOR THE COMPONENTS THAT WERE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BRAKES. *JB

SAFETY RECALL 51101-C. BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AND BURNED UP THE ENTIRE BRAKING AND ABS SYSTEM. WORKHORSE IS REFUSING TO PAY $4,600 CASH I PAID TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ALEGRO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE LIQUID SCREEN CRYSTAL DISPLAY FAILED, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO READ THE MILEAGE, SPEED, GEAR, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,669.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 51101-C WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS BOSCH BRAKE CALIPER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE GENTLY TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. HE DROVE SLOWLY ALMOST AT FULL THROTTLE TO THE CAMPGROUND WITH SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE WHEEL BEARING. THE BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER AND ABS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. WORKHORSE STATED THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BETWEEN NOVEMBER 16, 2007 AND JUNE 15, 2009. *JB

2003 RV. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS REGARDING FAULTY BRAKES AND RECALL. *TGW AN INSPECTION OF THE RV REVEALED EXTREME CRACKING DAMAGE HAD BEEN CAUSED TO THE ROTORS WHICH WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER ADDITIONAL DAMAGE THAT HAD BEEN CAUSED TO THE ROTORS BY THE FAULTY CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE ROTORS, PADS AND BRAKE LINES. ALSO, THE ABS WAS SERVICED TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN HE WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,983. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF UPDATED 06/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W-22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS HAD CRACKED DUE TO THE HEAT GENERATED FROM THE FAILED CALIPERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE ROTORS WERE A PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, THEY WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 51101-C INVOLVING THE BOSCH SERVICE BRAKE CALIPER *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHILE ON A TRIP. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED IT WOULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE SERVICES COULD BE PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER THEN DECIDED TO SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT. THE REPAIR WAS SHOP WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE BRAKE RECALL WORK. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE WARNING BUZZER TO OUT. THE NEXT DAY, THE REPAIR SHOP WAS ABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGE FOR THAT REPAIR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS WELL. *JB

2003 W-22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES AND ENDING UP PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. HE FEELS THAT WORKHORSE SHOULD HAVE PAID SINCE THE PART WAS UNDER RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO COME BACK IN A FEW DAYS FOR A FULL INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER FOR A REAR BRAKE INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REAR BRAKES HAD BECOME VERY HOT AND BURNED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED, THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING STRANGE SOUNDS AND THE RV DROVE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, HE LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR AND THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP, ONCE THE BRAKES COOLED DOWN. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKES HAD SEIZED AND OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. COURTESY COPY OF A LETTER FROM JAMES M. WALKER SUBMITTED TO WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS RE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 51101 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY CALIPERS AT NO CHARGE, BUT FOUND TWO ROTORS CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR AND TWO OF THEM REQUIRED RESURFACING, ALL DUE TO HEAT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGED ROTORS. IN AUGUST 2005 ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAT RELATED PROBLEMS CAUSED BY FAULTY CALIPERS. THE PADS WERE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT THE SEALS FAILED AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS ALSO REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE ROTORS. *JB

2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES TO REQUEST A WORKHORSE REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE CALIPERS REPLACED. THE REPAIR FACILITY RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THREE ROTORS WHICH WERE CRACKED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DISTINCT BRAKE BURNING SMELL, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, AND THERE WERE AT LEAST THREE TIMES THE BRAKING SYSTEM LOST ITS EFFECTIVENESS. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES TO SEEK AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR ROTOR, PADS, OIL SEAL AND SPEED SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE RV WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT THE LEFT SIDE. *JB

CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING WORKHORSE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. ACCORDING TO WORKHORSE, THE WORK INVOICE DID NOT REFERENCE A PROBLEM CONCERNING CALIPER FAILURE AND THEY FURTHER STATED THE CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE RV TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND BEGAN SMOKING PROFUSELY WHILE THE RV WAS BEING DRIVEN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE DISCS WERE SEVERELY WARPED AND THE CALIPERS WERE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. *JB UPDATED 01/05/11. *JB UPDATED 01/13/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE NEWMAN MOUNTAINEER WITH A W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CALIPERS HAD OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED ALL FOUR ROTORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,521.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DAMON INTRUDER. ON A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR FROM THE BRAKE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER LONG DISTANCE DRIVES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR RECALL 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MIEAGE WAS 32,490 UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/15/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCO SUN CRUISER EQUIPPED WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL FOR THE BRAKE CALIPERS (WORKHORSE RECALL) CAUSED DAMAGE WITHIN THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE HUBS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND THE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER EQUIPPED WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO REVERSE AND SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FREED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED IT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD INFORM HIM WHEN THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE AVAILABLE. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CALIPERS DUE TO THE OTHER RUSTED PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN ANOTHER NUMBER TO A CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,800.

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING WORKHORSE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON JANUARY 28, 2010. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE RV WAS BACK AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR MORE BRAKE WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME FROM A TRIP, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE ROTORS AND PADS. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS BURNING BRAKE SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR TWICE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS WAITED OVER A YEAR FOR THE RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS BEING LIMITED TO A BOSCH PART. UPDATED 12/22/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 REX HALL AERBUS MOTOR HOME, WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT STATED HE PULLED INTO AN RV CAMP GROUND AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIBERS. HE STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE FIRST RECALL. HE REFERENCE RECALL 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND STATED HE RECEIVED THIS RECALL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD THE ABOVE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 38L WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE PULLED OVER INTO A REST AREA UNTIL THE VEHICLE COOLED OFF. HE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CLEANED AND REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEEL SENSORS. A MONTH LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL OF THE ABS SENSORS, THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. TWO NEW REAR SENSORS WERE ALSO INSTALLED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 AND THEN RECEIVED A SECOND ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $200 PER WHEEL TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W-22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES-HYDRAULIC) APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL LETTER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THREE ADDITIONAL NOTICES AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE RECALL, WHICH WAS NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,272. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

2003 34' CLASS A, PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME ON A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING BRAKES AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED A DRAG ON THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. BY THE TIME HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THERE WAS A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE RV. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS VERY HOT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT FINE. FIVE DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS. WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ABS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT TIMES, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH A ROTOR WAS WARPED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD FROZE, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W-22. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IN MAY 2009. SHE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE DECEMBER 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE NHTSA WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND ONE YEAR AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG RV ON A 2003 WORK HORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE W22FRONT BRAKES BEGAN SMOKING. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TIME TO COOL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE WORKING ON A REMEDY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (09V110000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) YET THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/28/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER HER ANY TIME FRAME AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER BY MAIL WHEN SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN MAY 2009. SHE HAS RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL IDENTICAL RECALL NOTICES; HOWEVER, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE RECALL NOTICES WERE RECEIVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER WITH A HALF OF TANK OF GAS OR LESS, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS TO RELOCATE THE FUEL CANISTER TO THE OUTSIDE THE CANISTER. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00, AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND RELOCATING THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER RV ON 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND THE CONTACT WAS REPEATEDLY INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL FOR 2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS*TGW WHILE ON A TRIP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE REPAIR SHOP MADE THE NECESSARY BRAKE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SENT IN THE REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, WORKHORSE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE ABS SENSOR AND WAS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO A CALIPER MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IN 2009 AND RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE SHORTLY AFTER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID, SEALS, AND OTHER PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE CALIPERS THEREFORE; REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,700.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE STATED HE PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER REPORTS BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEMS *TGW IN FEBRUARY 2009 THE ABS SENSORS WERE SERVICED DUE TO THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE BRAKES, DESPITE BEING TOLD THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR A LOW SQUEAL AT LOW SPEED BRAKING. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER READING THE MANUAL HE CONCLUDED THAT THE SQUEALING WAS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM. BEFORE TAKING A TRIP, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PADS HAD WORN DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. WHICH IN TURN, HAD SCORED AND PITTED THE ROTOR TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE OTHER PADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. ALSO WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IT CONTAINED A GELLED SUBSTANCE. HE SAID THE FLUID WAS FINE, BUT QUESTIONED WHY THE RESERVOIR FLUID HAD A GELLED LIKE CONSISTENCY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DAMON INTRUDER RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WERE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $5,000. ALSO, THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE PART AVAILABILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 2010. UPDATED 11/26/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RV. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT RECALL AND INTERIM RECALL LETTERS FOR BRAKE FAILURES IN HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). IN NOVEMBER 2008, THE CONTACT PHONED THE MANUFACTURER AS HE WAS ADVISED IN THE RECALL LETTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING THE INITIAL RECALL LETTER; THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME WHEN DEALING WITH A CONFIRMED SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH THE CALIPER BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. UPON ARRIVING AT THEIR DESTINATION THE BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY. WORKHORSE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OWNER WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE 100 MILES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE OWNER HAS RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 IN MAY 2009, BUT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WORKHORSE ADVISED THE OWNER THAT HE NEEDED TO CALL EVERY DAY TO CHECK ON THE PARTS. THE OWNER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 47,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE RECALL REPAIR PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE WAS A CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.