Workhorse recalls and safety
20 recalls since 2000 · 470 owner complaints since 2002
20
vehicle recalls since 2000
20
vehicle recalls since 2000
Workhorse has had 20 vehicle recalls since 2000, covering 152,998 vehicles as reported. There were no Workhorse recalls in 2025. The Workhorse W22 has the most recalls (7). Owners filed 1 safety complaints in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · recalls to Oct 6, 2026
Recalls in 2025
0
2026 so far
0
All recalls
20
Since 2000
Units affected
153K
All recalls, as reported
Do-not-drive
0
None in the data
Complaints, 12 mo
1
To Sep 2026
Recalls per year
Workhorse vehicle recalls each year since 2000, and the vehicles they covered
Workhorse models
23 models with recalls, complaints or star ratings. Models with enough data have their own page.
What can go wrong
Workhorse recalls by the stated risk
Parts recalled most
Workhorse recalls by component
- Engine and engine cooling3 · 37K units
- Equipment adaptive/mobility3 · 133 units
- Service brakes, hydraulic3 · 60K units
- Steering3 · 9,533 units
- Electrical system2 · 31K units
- Fuel system, gasoline2 · 5,502 units
- Service brakes2 · 5,242 units
- Equipment1 · 269 units
Owner complaints
Safety complaints Workhorse owners filed, by the month they were received
Complaints per month
1 in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Components named most, all years
- Service brakes, hydraulic371
- Service brakes26
- Electrical system24
- Parking brake17
- Engine and engine cooling11
- Fuel system, gasoline7
- Power train7
- Complaints
- 470
- Crashes reported
- 5
- Fires reported
- 28
- People injured
- 1
Counts only, as reported by owners and not verified.
Latest Workhorse recalls
The newest of 20. Open one for what is wrong, the risk, the fix and the models covered.
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which Workhorse models have the most recalls?
The W22 (7), the W42 (6) and the W20 (5) have the most recalls since 2000. Models sold for many years and in large numbers have more.
What is the most common Workhorse recall problem?
Engine and engine cooling: 3 of the 20 Workhorse recalls, followed by equipment adaptive/mobility (3).
What do Workhorse owners complain about most?
Service brakes, hydraulic, named in 371 of the 470 safety complaints Workhorse owners filed since 2002, then service brakes (26). One complaint can name several components.
Are there do-not-drive recalls for Workhorse?
No Workhorse recall in the data tells owners not to drive the vehicle until it is repaired.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data, updated daily. Makes and models are written as published.