The defect
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, MOVEMENT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, REINFORCED FUEL HOSE ASSEMBLY. NOTE: THE FUEL LEAKAGE ISSUE IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE ADDRESSED IN THEIR PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN 00V-253.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Isuzu Trooper | 2000, 2001 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isuzu Trooper | 2000 | 49 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 2001 | 29 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2000
24 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the engine and engine cooling; ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED filed 59 campaigns in all.
| 00V423000 27 Dec 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V311002 6 Dec 2000 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 00V385000 21 Nov 2000 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
| 00V367000 6 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V342000 25 Oct 2000 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 00V334000 18 Oct 2000 | HAULMARK IND., INC. |
| 00V328000 16 Oct 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V319000 11 Oct 2000 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000