The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR MY 2001-2008 WORKHORSE W20, W21 AND W22 CHASSIS AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 MONACO RV ADMIRAL, ARISTA, MONARCH, AND RIPTIDE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AXLES THAT INCLUDE BOSCH ZOPS OR ZOHT PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. WHEN COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL OR SEASONAL VEHICLE OPERATION MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION. THIS CAN RESULT IN ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT THE WHEEL END CAUSING BRAKE DRAG. THE DRIVER WOULD NORMALLY HAVE WARNING OF THE BRAKE DRAG IF UNDETECTED BY THE DRIVER.
The risk
THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE AT THE WHEEL END CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOFT PEDAL CONDITIONS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOIL, AND POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
WORKHORSE DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FOUR BOSCH BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Georgetown | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| Forest River Windsong | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Monaco RV Admiral | 2010 |
| Monaco RV Arista | 2009, 2010 |
| Monaco RV Monarch | 2010, 2011 |
| Monaco RV Riptide | 2009, 2010 |
| Rexhall Roseair | 2002, 2003 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Workhorse W20 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Workhorse W21 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Workhorse W22 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Georgetown | 2000 | 4 | 3 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| Forest River Windsong | 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Windsong | 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| Forest River Windsong | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco RV Admiral | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Monaco RV Arista | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco RV Arista | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco RV Monarch | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Monaco RV Monarch | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Monaco RV Riptide | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| Monaco RV Riptide | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Rexhall Roseair | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Rexhall Roseair | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2001 | 10 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2003 | 11 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2009
35 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; NAVISTAR, INC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 09V498000 30 Dec 2009 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 09V496000 29 Dec 2009 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| 09V478000 16 Dec 2009 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 09V461000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V460000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V431000 3 Nov 2009 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V385000 2 Oct 2009 | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD |
| 09V351000 11 Sept 2009 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009