Workhorse Electrical System: Alternator/Generator/Regulator

Workhorse is recalling about 521 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An electrical short in the alternator may occur without warning possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.

Campaign
10V158000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Reported
16 April 2010
Vehicles
521
Built between
Jan 2010 – Mar 2010
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 June 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2010 and March 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011 Workhorse W22Built January 2010 to March 2010
  • 2010 Workhorse W42Built January 2010 to March 2010
  • 2010 Workhorse W62Built January 2010 to March 2010

What the defect is

Workhorse is recalling certain model year 2010 W42, W62 and model year 2011 W22 trucks and built with a general motors gasoline engine and equipped with remy alternator. A low resistance electrical short in the alternator's voltage regulator may occur.

What could happen

An electrical short in the alternator may occur without warning possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2010 to March 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 April 2010
  3. Owners notified2 June 2010

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 April 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
80101-C
Recalling manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Navistar recall no. 80101-C.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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