Workhorse Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Workhorse is recalling about 1,328 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire which may result in property damage, personal injury, or death.

Campaign
10V348000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Reported
27 July 2010
Vehicles
1,328
Built between
Feb 2007 – May 2010
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2007 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011 Workhorse R26Built February 2007 to May 2010
  • 2011 Workhorse W22Built February 2007 to May 2010

What the defect is

Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011 workhorse W22 and R26 trucks manufactured from february 5, 2007 through may 24, 2010. The fuel-fill cap assemblies used to seal the unused side of the dual-fill gasoline fuel tank were produced with a hose material that did not meet design specifications. During normal usage the hose material may deteriorate which may result in fuel leaks.

What could happen

A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire which may result in property damage, personal injury, or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FUEL-FILL CAP ASSEMBLIES WITH ONES ASSEMBLED WITH HOSE MATERIAL THAT MEETS DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 8, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2007 to May 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 2010
  3. Owners notified22 October 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 27 July 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 navistar at 1-260-461-1890.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
61101-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. 61101-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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