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NHTSA campaign 98V170000

ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED Recall 98V-170: ISUZU/ENGINE WIRE HARNESS

NHTSA recall 98V170000 was reported by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED on July 24, 1998, with 55,475 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Passport, Isuzu Amigo and Isuzu Rodeo for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on August 24, 1998, 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 98V170000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
98V170000 (also written 98V-170 or 98V170)
Filed by
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
Report received
Potentially affected
55,475 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V170000. 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 July 1, 1997 – February 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)
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Isuzu

  • Isuzu Amigo

    • 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – February 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Isuzu Rodeo

    • 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – February 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Isuzu recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V170000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S

Safety consequence

IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AUGUST 24, 1998.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 1-800-255-6727 OR HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.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 98V170000

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.