NHTSA campaign 00V253000
Isuzu Recall 00V-253: ISUZU/FUEL LINE/HOSES
NHTSA recall 00V253000 was reported by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED on September 7, 2000, with 13,275 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Isuzu Trooper for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on September 21, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V253000 (also written 00V-253 or 00V253)
- Filed by
- ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13,275 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V253000. 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.
Isuzu
Isuzu Trooper
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V253000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, AN INTERIOR FUEL LINE AND FUEL HOSE CAN BE SEPARATED, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL FUEL SYSTEM SHIELDS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 21, 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 00V253000
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.