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2000 Workhorse W24

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Mar 26, 2006
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2000 Workhorse W24, most frequently naming the brakes category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 2006

UPON PURCHASING OUR MOTOR HOME AND PUTTING ON ABOUT 17000 MILES WE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE AND OR PARK SHIFT LEVER WITCH BOTH ACTIVATE THE BRAKE AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT ACTIVATED AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED AND NO WAY TO DISCONNECT OR FREE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IT. LUCKILY BEING 10 MILES FROM HOME WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN HOME AND PURSUE REPAIRS. AFTER TALKING TO WORKHORSE, THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CHASSIS ,THEY SAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND SEND THEM A LETTER EXPLAINING THE REPAIRS AND COSTS IN WITCH WE DID ALONG WITH THE PAID REPAIR BILL. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A WORKHORSE DEALER AS FOLLOWS: A PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKED AND THE RESEVOIR BECAME LOW WITCH ACTIVATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN TURN THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE SHOES TO BE WORN THIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION TAIL SHAFT SEAL AND SWITCH PUMP AND VALVE ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER CONTACTING WORKHORSE AGAIN THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM A BAD SWITCH AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CHASSIS. WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY AND MAKE REPAIRS BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM! *JB

NHTSA ID
10153726
Incident
Aug 18, 2005
Mileage
51,800 mi

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Workhorse W24 by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2006220—
2005021—
2004011—
2003100—
2000Viewing100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.