NHTSA campaign 99V069001

Isuzu Recall 99V069001: ISUZU/BALL JOINTS

NHTSA recall 99V069001 was reported by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED on May 10, 1999, with 104 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Isuzu Oasis for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on June 21, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V069001
Filed by: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
Report received: May 10, 1999
Potentially affected: 104 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Upper Arm
Owners notified: June 21, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V069001. 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 Oasis
- 1997, 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V069001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 21, 1999. 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. 300.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 99V069001

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.