2003–2004 Workhorse Chassis recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain Chassis equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 101 "controls and displays" and 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems." if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5V, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the ABS tell tale when the ABS is not properly functioning does not always occur.
💥 The risk
This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
🔧 The fix
Workhorse will notify its customers and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began january 2005. Owners should contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V195000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 50402-C
- Manufacturer
- WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
- Vehicles affected
- 30,345
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-877-246-7731
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 1, 2005
- Built
- Jul 15, 2002 – May 20, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Workhorse recall no. 50402-C.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).