The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CAN STICK SO THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY DECREASE UPON RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
THIS CAN CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE CABLE TO DELAY RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED REDUCTION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, WHICH IN TURN, CAN LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE RUBBER BOOT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Isuzu Trooper | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
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 | 1992 | 25 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1993 | 33 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1994 | 47 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1995 | 54 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2004
16 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the vehicle speed control; ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED filed 59 campaigns in all.
| 04V583000 10 Dec 2004 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 04V574000 7 Dec 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V538000 9 Nov 2004 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 04V528000 1 Nov 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V511000 27 Oct 2004 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 04V495000 12 Oct 2004 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 04V471000 27 Sept 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V439000 13 Sept 2004 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004