# 2002 WORKHORSE W22 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `738405` · 2009-10-05 · WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** WORKHORSE
- **Model:** W22
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
INCIDENT IN ENGLAND: SOFT PEDAL & LOSS OF BRAKING, ON IMPORTED AMERICAN MOTORHOME (RV). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IMPORTED RVS HERE.    MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 'TRAIL LITE 262' BY R-VISION ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS.  IT IS USED REGULARLY & HAS 35,000 MILES. A RECENT SERVICE NOTED THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE FREE TO MOVE, BUT SUITABLE LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED AS A PRECAUTION.    TWO WEEKS AGO, APPROACHING A SHARP DOUBLE BEND AT 40 TO 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RETARDING ACTION.  I COULD NOT TAKE THE CURVE AT THAT SPEED, AND QUICKLY PUT THE AUTO GEARBOX INTO LOW, AND STEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE GRASS, THEN A FARM ENTRANCE. I WAS LUCKY - ELSEWHERE THAT ROAD HAS A DRAINAGE DITCH ALONGSIDE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.    AFTER STOPPING I REALIZED THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL FROM BOTH REAR BRAKES. I CRAWLED ALONG FOR HALF A MILE AND PARKED UP.  NEXT MORNING THE PEDAL FEEL HAD RETURNED; IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT OVERHEATING HAD BOILED THE FLUID CAUSING PRESSURE LOSS.    I PHONED THE SPECIALIST RV GARAGE WHICH SERVICES IT.  THEY TOLD ME IN RECENT WEEKS THEY HAD 4 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAULT, AND REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS IN WHICH THE PISTONS WERE SEIZING OR HANGING.    ALL WERE ON THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS, AROUND 2002 -3 WITH SIMILAR USAGE AND MILEAGE.  I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFFECTING RVS IN THE UK.    I NOTE  ON YOUR WEBSITE WORKHORSE HAVE ACCEPTED THIS FAULT, STATING THAT IT AFFECTS THE W22 CHASSIS ETC.  THE SERVICE MECHANIC HERE ASSURES ME 
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