The defect
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.
The risk
Overheating of the extension cord could melt the oil pan heater plug and/or block heater plug, resulting in an increased risk of fire.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Chevrolet WT5500 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| GMC W-Series | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| GMC WT5500 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Isuzu FRR | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Isuzu N-Series | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: EQUIPMENT | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet W-Series | 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet WT5500 | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet WT5500 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet WT5500 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet WT5500 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC W-Series | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC WT5500 | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC WT5500 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC WT5500 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC WT5500 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu FRR | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu FRR | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 13V645000 24 Dec 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V593000 25 Nov 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013