The defect
Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 and 2012-2013 Isuzu NPR and NPR HD vehicles and 2008-2009 GMC W3500 and GMC W4500 vehicles. The affected vehicles, equipped with a gasoline-powered engine, have a throttle pedal that may get stuck under the steel stopper bolt, causing the pedal to remain in the full throttle position.
The risk
A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
The remedy
Isuzu will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the stopper bolt with a flanged plate, to prevent lateral movement of the throttle, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2017. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet W3500 | 2008, 2009 |
| Chevrolet W4500 | 2008, 2009 |
| GMC W3500 | 2008, 2009 |
| GMC W4500 | 2008, 2009 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 W3500 | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet W3500 | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet W4500 | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet W4500 | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC W3500 | 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| GMC W3500 | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC W4500 | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| GMC W4500 | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Isuzu NPR | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Isuzu NPR HD | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the vehicle speed control; Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 17V568000 14 Sept 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V367000 5 Jun 2017 | Vactor Manufacturing |
| 17V323000 16 May 2017 | Nova Bus |
| 17V242000 10 Apr 2017 | Duruxx LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017