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2002 Workhorse P30 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 13, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 12, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Workhorse P30. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Brakes
Filed Oct 13, 2017

BRAKES FAILING AS STATED IN RECALL. CALLED, WAS TOLD THIS MODEL IS NOT COVERED IN RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME BRAKES AS STATED IN RECALL.

NHTSA ID
11033306
Incident
Jun 1, 2016
Mileage
18,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P30 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE RACKING ABILITY SEIZED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 1/5/16 *CN

NHTSA ID
10780736
Incident
Oct 7, 2015
Mileage
47,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P30. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES STARTED TO DRAG. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V186000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,085. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2015*JS

NHTSA ID
10726258
Incident
Jun 14, 2015
Mileage
40,085 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 7, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 DAMON DAYBREAK RV WITH A 2002 WORKHORSE P30 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS BOILING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGE-LIKE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V080000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE WARNING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 2/19/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATED AND THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP. UPDATED 02/25/13

NHTSA ID
10491699
Incident
Jun 15, 2003
Mileage
1,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 12, 2012

2002 WORKHORSE P30. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL OF WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS DUE TO BOSH BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATED BRAKES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED HIS RV WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID
10461530
Incident
Jun 1, 2012

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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