2008-2008 · 1 model year
Owners have filed 1 complaints about the Workhorse R20 across 1 model year, and it has 1 recall. The 2008 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the brakes.
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | - |
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2008 workhorse r20 chassis manufactured from february 5, 2007 through september 24, 2008, equipped with caterpillar c7 engines. The #5 and #6 fuel lines may crack at the fastening point to the common fuel rail and...
Driving to workhorse service center (jim price chevy truck center, charlottesville va) for a different matter the dash warning lights started blinking for brakes, abs, atc and parking brake. Service center hooked up computer and determined that the meritor/wabco hydraulic compact unit (hcu) which is the major part of the hydraulic power brake (hpb) system malfunctioned. I learned that these units are on many international brand school buses as well as my workhorse ufo chassis rv and other vehicles and that the...
hcu is failing on a regular basis on these and other vehicles and that meritor/wabco has redesigned the internals and extended the warranty on same. Workhorse arranged to have a redesigned unit from meritor/wabco overnighted and installed the next day. However, since it is a critical brake part why has there not been a recall by meritor/wabco? Our school children are at risk! Please investigate immediately. The newspapers would love to get this first. Please get out in front of this quickly. Updated 10/20/10 *bf updated ivoq 10/26/10*jb *tr
By the number of complaints owners filed with NHTSA: 2008 (1). Allowing for how long each has been on the road, the 2008 stands out most. Complaint counts also rise with sales, so compare years of the same model rather than different models.
Across every model year, owners report problems with the brakes (1) most often.
NHTSA lists 1 recall across all Workhorse R20 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data
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