NHTSA Complaint #10366294 — 2005 WORKHORSE W22

2005 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE BEGAN TO SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE HOT AS WELL. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL WORKHORSE FACILITY. THEY REPLACED A CRACKED CALIPER, BUT DID NOTHING TO THE BRAKES. IN AUGUST 2010, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE RV WAS TOWED TO A WORKHORSE FACILITY. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS, FRONT CENTER CAPS AND THREE ABS SENSORS. A CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED TO WORKHORSE, BUT THE IT WAS DENIED. WORKHORSE STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALL RELATED. *JB