The defect
THE COTTER PIN, WHICH IS USED TO SECURE THE REAR AXLE SHAFT LOCK NUT, MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY OMITTED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. IF THE COTTER PIN IS MISSING, THE LOCK NUT COULD LOOSEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE DRUM/REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE SHAFT.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, A COTTER PIN WILL BE INSTALLED IF MISSING AND THE LOCK NUT WILL BE PROPERLY SECURED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Isuzu Pickup Truck | 1982 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
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 Pickup Truck | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1981
8 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the power train; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 81V144000 1 Dec 1981 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 81V119000 7 Oct 1981 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V089000 14 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V063000 22 May 1981 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 81V042000 1 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V008000 12 Jan 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V007000 9 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981