2003 Workhorse W22 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Workhorse W22. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPER
  Engineering Analysis EA07016 · opened Nov 16, 2007 · closed Aug 19, 2009 · led to recall 09V217000

  The ea was opened to gain a technical understanding of the causes for one or more disc brake calipers on a subject vehicle to suffer severe overheating. The overheating caused brake drag, melting abs sensors, smoking, brake lining fires, and in some cases boiling brake fluid resulting in diminished stopping capability.…