The defect
PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Isuzu Trooper | 1990, 1991 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 | 1990 | 23 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1991 | 57 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the power train; ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED filed 59 campaigns in all.
| 90V164000 6 Sept 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V163000 4 Sept 1990 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 90V101000 1 Jun 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V046000 8 Mar 1990 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 90V004000 18 Jan 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990