NHTSA recall 04V195000
Electrical system
Workhorse Chassis
Reported Apr 22, 200430,345 vehicles affectedWORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSISMaker’s number 50402-CBuilt Jul 15, 2002 – May 20, 2004
The defect
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 remedy
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.