Workhorse Custom Chassis | NHTSA Recall #04V195000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 04V195000 by Workhorse Custom Chassis. Includes 30,345 affected units, WORKHORSE/FMVSS 101 AND 105/ INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
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.
Corrective Action
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.