Recall Register

2012 Workhorse W42: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2012 Workhorse W42. The newest campaign is 13V512000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Oct 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 13V512000, in the NHTSA record

Navistar has notified owners, and dealers will replace the FLI switch free of charge. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 51302-C.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 5,242 units in total.

  1. 13V512000Received . 2,016 units.

    Service Brakes

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012 Workhorse Custom Chassis W42 and W62 vehicles, manufactured from July 13, 2012, through October 12, 2012, and equipped with hydraulic brakes. In the affected vehicles, the brake fluid level indicator (FLI) may not properly detect a low brake fluid level situation and warn the driver.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without a warning, the driver may be unaware that the brake fluid level is low. A low brake fluid level may reduce the available braking force which could lengthen the required stopping distance and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Navistar has notified owners, and dealers will replace the FLI switch free of charge. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 51302-C.

    Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51302-C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 13V054000Received . 3,226 units.

    Service Brakes

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Workhorse Custom Chassis W42 and W62 vehicles, manufactured from July 18, 2011, through July 12, 2012, and equipped with hydraulic brakes. The brake fluid level indicator (FLI) may not properly detect a low brake fluid level situation and warn the driver.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without a warning, the driver may be unaware that the brake fluid level is low. A low brake fluid level may reduce the available braking force which could lengthen the required stopping distance and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FLI switch free of charge. The safety recall began on April 26, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 51301-C.

    Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51301-C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20011
  2. 20021
  3. 20031
  4. 20041
  5. 20051
  6. 20062
  7. 20072
  8. 20081
  9. 20101
  10. 20112
  11. 20122

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2012 Workhorse W42: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/workhorse/w42/2012/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Navistar, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Workhorse W42?
5,242 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Workhorse W42 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Workhorse W42, model years 2001 to 2012. 2 of them name the 2012 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Workhorse W42 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.