https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Workhorse P320032. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:48:23 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-1739880 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE ROAD. 60MPH ON I-65 NORTH BOUND SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN KY. TIRE BLEW BEFORE WE STOPPED - AS RESULT ? -ONE ON THE REAR DUALLY, (WE HAD PLANNED TO REPLACE TIRES WHEN WE GOT HOME) HAD TO DISCONNECT PARKING BRAKE ON SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MILEAGE ON ODOMETER APPROX 37,000. LIMPED ON SHOULDER 15 MILES INTO BOWLING GREEN AND LEFT VEHICLE AT CAMPING WORLD. HAD ALL NEW TI https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-1077333 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT ON VACATION IN OCT. OF 2013, IN OUR 2002 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER, ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS, MADE BY GM, WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION IN ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA TO GET SOME GAS. WHEN WE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, NO JUICE TO DASH OR STARTER-WE WERE DEAD IN THE WATER! HAD IT TOWED TO GREENSBORO, NC. AT THE GM RV GARAGE, THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH IN, AND SAID THAT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-919244 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 2002 MOTOR HOME WORKHORSE CHASSIS P30. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION #51101-C *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE RV WAS BUILT DURING THE CORRECT PERIOD. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-870462 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A 2002 LANDAU BY GEORGIEBOY CLASS A MOTOR HOME WORKHORSE CHASSIS WHICH IS HAVING THE EXACT BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V193000 WORKHORSE NUMBERS W20, W22 AND W23 UNITS. I HAVE A P32 WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL FOR WORKHORSE. I CONTACTED WORKHORSE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY UNIT IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-870463 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A 2002 LANDAU BY GEORGIEBOY CLASS A MOTOR HOME WORKHORSE CHASSIS WHICH IS HAVING THE EXACT BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V193000 WORKHORSE NUMBERS W20, W22 AND W23 UNITS. I HAVE A P32 WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL FOR WORKHORSE. I CONTACTED WORKHORSE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY UNIT IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-840671 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAMON DAYBREAK WITH A WORKHORSE P30 CHASSIS(NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4-45 MPH, THE CALIPER FROZE SUDDENLY IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE RV DRAGGED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE T https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-813912 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD NO ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASH. WOULD NO START AFTER THAT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-794978 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 WORKHORSE ALLEGRA RV WITH A P32 MODEL CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAD OVERHEATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE HOSES TO COLLAPSE AND LEAK EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS T https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-732511 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL 09V1100. THIS RECALL IS FOR FAULTY CALIPERS ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS W20,W21,W22. MY WORKHORSE P32 CHASSIS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT MY WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN DESCRICE IN THE RECALL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-730493 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO SUNOVA ITASCA RV (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO BRAKE FLUID. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE TOUCHED THE HUBCAB ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. HE PULLED OUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT THE VEHI https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-722645 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WORKHORSE P31 CHASSIS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SPORADICALLY SOFTENS DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING. IN ADDITION, THE CALIPERS BECOME STUCK IN THE APPLIED POSITION. AS A RESULT, ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION OCCURS AT THE WHEEL END AND CAUSES THE BRAKES TO DRAG. THE STOPPING DISTANCE ALSO INCREASES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FR https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-721298 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT ON MAY 14, 2009 WHILE ON ROUTE 15 NEAR FREDERICK,MD DRIVER NOTICED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED WITH REDUCED BRAKING. THE FEEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AS IF THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. AN INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS HAD LOCKED UP OVERHEATING THE BRAKES. THE FRONT CALIPERS, HOSES, PADS , AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MOTORHOM https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-716580 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT IGNITION SWITCH MELTED,STRANDING MY WIFE AND I IN THE ENTRANCE OF A KOA. MOTOR HOME WAS LOCKED DOWN, BRAKES WOULDN'T RELEASE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. CALLED GOOD SAM CLUB, A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HOT WIRE THE COMPUTER AND GET US OFF THE ROAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A WIRING KIT UPDATE I HAD TO PURCHASE. WORK HORSE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO 2004 WHEN A CORRECTION MEMO WAS WRI https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-671298 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2001 MOTOR HOME ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND HAVE A SEVER BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TRIES TO STOP THE COACH, THEN YOU SMELL THE PADS GETTING HOT AND THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THEM TO STOP. I HAVE PUT BRAND NEW SHOES , CALIPERS, AND MASTER CYLINDER WITH NO HELP. IT HAS BEEN AT A WORKHORSE DEALERSHIP FOR ONE MONTH NOW AND THEY CAN' https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-639219 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WORKHORSE P320032. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SKID. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES LOCKED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V139000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE F https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-639220 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WORKHORSE P320032. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SKID. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES LOCKED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V139000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE F https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-636086 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P320032. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE AND STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-625352 Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT 2003 AIRSTREAM 26' MOTORHOME CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPRESSED IN THE RECALL**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATING OF THE BRAKES AND THE EXCESSIVE SQUEALING WERE MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE P CHASSIS WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-536302 Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COMES ON IF ONE LOSES ELECTRICAL CONTACT OR A FUSE BLOWS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THIS IS NO INDICATION THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED IN 2000 AND THE BRAKE CIRCUIT WAS CHANGED. AND HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2005. ALL CHECKUPS HAVE BEEN KEPT REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK INTO TH https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-503165 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE BOSCH ZOPS BRAKE CALIPERS RECALL 04V084000 REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-492037 Sun, 22 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT MOTORHOME 2002 WORKHORSE CHASSIS; AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM, 2 PRESSURE VALVES; ONE AT THE FLUID TANK, SECOND IS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT BRAKE HOUSING. BOTH VALVES FAILED AT 24K AND 27K MILES RESPECTIVELY BY EXPLODING AND THE OTHER LEAKING FLUID TO THE ELECTRICAL OUT WIRES THUS SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM. THIS RESULTS IN THE M/H BEING TOTALLY UNABLE TO MOVE [ LOCKED DRIVESHAFT] WITHOUT BE TOWED. EXTREME https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-491547 Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES OF BRAKING SYSTEM. *MR (IN RE: WORKHORSE SYSTEM) WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER COULD FEEL THE TIGHTENING OF THE CABLES AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILURE AND AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL HAD SPILLED ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING SMOLDERING. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT IF https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-487769 Sat, 31 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT AUTOMATIC PARK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 WORKHORSE P-32 CHASSIS MOTORHOME. DROVE TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH, PART NUMBER 15961566. TOTAL FAILURE CAUSES LOCK UP OF BRAKE AND IMMOBILIZES THE VEHICLE. PART REPLACED BY DEALER (AT MY EXPENSE), FIXING THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-473106 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT MY ONE-MONTH-OLD 2001 WORKHORSE/CHEVROLET 18,000 GVW CHASSIS MOTORHOME HAD PARTIAL FAILURE OF ITS AUTOPARK BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WERE VERY UNSETTLING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. MY INSPECTION REVEALED LEAKING BRAKE/TRANS FLUID. PERSONALLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX BY ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN FITTINGS AND CONTINUALLY TOPPING OFF QUARTS OF ATF FLUID IN BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL ABLE TO GET TO A REPAIR AGENCY IN A https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-445991 Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON WORKHORSE P32 CHASSIS LOCKS UP AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-445001 Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC OVER MECHANICAL AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-429394 Tue, 09 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT SOMETHING BEHIND THE WHEEL SO THAT THE MOTORHOME WON'T MOVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-411938 Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL ON WORKHORSE CHASSIC. 3.5 TO6" ??*AK https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-411408 Sat, 07 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN BUSY SIX-LANE HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SLOW DOWN AND PRODUCE CHOKING, BURNING-RUBBER SMELL. SAME THING HAPPENED 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS AND NO REASON WAS FOUND BY DEALER. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032 https://plaincars.com/make/workhorse-p320032#complaint-391674 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE FUEL PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STALL. THE TRUCK HAS HAD FIVE FUEL PUMPS IN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STALLING FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS