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2002 Workhorse P320032

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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16Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2002 Workhorse P320032

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 16 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 8 reports
  • Parking Brake: 4 reports
  • Electrical System: 3 reports
  • Service Brakes: 1 reports

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Recall links

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
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    1999    8
    2000    5
    2001    16
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    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic
    8    Parking Brake
    4    Electrical System
    3    Service Brakes
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    Limited mileage data: 11 of 16 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Parking Brake. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

    Parking Brake complaints

    4 reports
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    24,314 miles · Aug 22, 2004
    Parking Brake

    MOTORHOME 2002 WORKHORSE CHASSIS; AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM, 2 PRESSURE VALVES; ONE AT THE FLUID TANK, SECOND IS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT BRAKE HOUSING. BOTH VALVES FAILED AT 24K AND 27K MILES RESPECTIVELY BY EXPLODING AND THE OTHER LEAKING FLUID TO THE ELECTRICAL OUT WIRES THUS SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM. THIS RESULTS IN THE M/H BEING…

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    MOTORHOME 2002 WORKHORSE CHASSIS; AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM, 2 PRESSURE VALVES; ONE AT THE FLUID TANK, SECOND IS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT BRAKE HOUSING. BOTH VALVES FAILED AT 24K AND 27K MILES RESPECTIVELY BY EXPLODING AND THE OTHER LEAKING FLUID TO THE ELECTRICAL OUT WIRES THUS SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM. THIS RESULTS IN THE M/H BEING TOTALLY UNABLE TO MOVE [ LOCKED DRIVESHAFT] WITHOUT BE TOWED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. *JB

    NHTSA ODI #10088372

    Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 2003
    Parking Brake

    CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT SOMETHING BEHIND THE WHEEL SO THAT THE MOTORHOME WON'T MOVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA ODI #10038516

    10,000 miles · Jun 7, 2003
    Parking Brake

    PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN BUSY SIX-LANE HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SLOW DOWN AND PRODUCE CHOKING, BURNING-RUBBER SMELL. SAME THING HAPPENED 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS AND NO REASON WAS FOUND BY DEALER. *JB

    NHTSA ODI #10021215

    18,440 miles · Jan 28, 2003
    Parking BrakeCrash

    THE MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED IN GAS STATION LOT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE MOTOR HOME ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY AND THEN STRUCK A FENCE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. CONSUMER STATED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN REPAIRED 2 TIMES PREVIOUSLY DO TO EITHER STICKING OR NOT HOLDING. *T…

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    THE MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED IN GAS STATION LOT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE MOTOR HOME ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY AND THEN STRUCK A FENCE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. CONSUMER STATED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN REPAIRED 2 TIMES PREVIOUSLY DO TO EITHER STICKING OR NOT HOLDING. *TS *JB

    NHTSA ODI #10004771

    Recall campaigns

    0

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    Defect investigations

    0

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