NHTSA campaign 13V259000

Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America Recall 13V-259: Extension Cord for Oil Pan Heater may Overheat

NHTSA recall 13V259000 was reported by Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America on June 19, 2013, with 1,774 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Isuzu N Series, Chevrolet W-Series, GMC W-Series and more for model years 2001–2013. Owners were notified on August 30, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 13V259000 (also written 13V-259 or 13V259)
Filed by: Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America
Report received: June 19, 2013
Potentially affected: 1,774 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System
Owners notified: August 30, 2013

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V259000. 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.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet W-Series
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – February 1, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – May 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet WT5500
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

GMC W-Series
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
GMC WT5500
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

Isuzu

Isuzu FRR
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu N Series
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – November 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)

All Isuzu recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V259000.

Defect description

Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain model year 2001-2013 Isuzu N-Series; model year 2001-2010 Chevrolet and GMC W-Series; model year 2001-2004 Isuzu FRR and model year 2001-2004 Chevrolet and GMC WT5500 trucks. The affected vehicles are equipped with an optional oil pan heater (RPO code IG3). Debris may collect at the contact point of the heater plug and the extension cord. This may cause overheating of the extension cord.

Safety consequence

Overheating of the extension cord could melt the oil pan heater plug and/or block heater plug, resulting in an increased risk of fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Isuzu will notify owners and dealers will inspect the trucks. The extension cord and damaged components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2013. Owners may contact Isuzu at 1-866-441-9638.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V259000

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.