The defect
Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2012-2016 NPR, NPR-HD, NPR-XD, NQR, and NRR diesel trucks manufactured November 24, 2011, to July 24, 2015, and 2012-2015 NPR and NPR-HD gasoline-powered trucks manufactured October 5, 2011, to August 27, 2015. The trucks may have been equipped with certain Kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers, model FC10, that may not properly discharge when the lever is pressed.
The risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Isuzu will notify and instruct owners to order replacement fire extinguishers free of charge directly from Kidde Safety at www.kidde.com, or toll-free at (855)283-7991, or by contacting and visiting a dealer. The recall began on January 18, 2016. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Isuzu NPR | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Isuzu NPR XD | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Isuzu NQR | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Isuzu NRR | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 NPR | 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| Isuzu NPR XD | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu NPR XD | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu NPR XD | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu NPR XD | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NQR | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NQR | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NQR | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NQR | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NRR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NRR | 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| Isuzu NRR | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NRR | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. filed 23 campaigns in all.
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| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
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| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015