| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004294094 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LYNN HAVEN | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS |
| Model Name: P320032 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5B4LP37J8X3 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2004 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 the vehicle was moving, the operator would not realize the failure, and upon parking and setting the park brake and or emergency brake, the driver would not know that there was no braking capability. (2000 georgetown motorhome on a workhorse custom chassis 1999) *sc *jb |
