Recall Corner — January 2005

Workhorse Custom Chassis has announced NHTSA recall 04V084000, which affects certain Workhorse W Series gasoline-powered chassis made between August 10, 2000, and July 29, 2002. The potential number of chassis affected is 10,235. These chassis were used by several motorhome manufacturing companies. To determine whether your coach is included in this recall, check the following vehicle identification numbers (VIN). Only the last eight digits of the full 17-digit VIN are given. All chassis involved have VINs that begin with 5B4.

Chassis model year 2001 — 13325068 to 13337849
Chassis model year 2002 — 23336034 to 23356051
Chassis model year 2003 — 33354476 to 33356806

On some W20 and W22 motorhome chassis built by Workhorse and equipped with Bosch zero offset pin slide (ZOPS) brake calipers, the caliper can hang in the partial apply position and cause the brake pads to drag on the rotor surface. Overheating may occur, causing damage to the brake components and affecting braking performance. The problem also could cause the brake system's antilock features to be lost if the heat damages the antilock wheel sensor.

Authorized Workhorse Custom Chassis dealers will repair the brake caliper and inspect the brake system. Repair is expected to take approximately four hours. However, because of service scheduling times, the service center may need the vehicle for a longer time period.

For more information about this recall, contact Workhorse at (877) 946-7731. Owner notification began in August 2004.