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NHTSA campaign 00V058000

ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED Recall 00V-058: ISUZU/REAR AXLE

NHTSA recall 00V058000 was reported by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED on March 2, 2000, with 213,736 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Passport, Isuzu Amigo and Isuzu Rodeo for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on March 31, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V058000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V058000 (also written 00V-058 or 00V058)
Filed by
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
Report received
Potentially affected
213,736 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Rear
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V058000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Honda

  • Honda Passport

    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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Isuzu

  • Isuzu Amigo

    • 1998 · Vehicles built December 1, 1997 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1998 – September 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Isuzu Rodeo

    • 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1998 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Isuzu recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V058000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.

Safety consequence

THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-643-4070, EXT. 343.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V058000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.