The defect
CONSTANT EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSES THE CAMSHAFT SEAL END PLUG CAN BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE CAMSHAFT.
The risk
THIS CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE FROM OIL LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL CAMSHAFT END SEAL PLUG RETAINER PLATES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Passport | 1994 |
| Isuzu Rodeo | 1993, 1994 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Passport | 1994 | 36 | 4 |
| Isuzu Rodeo | 1993 | 34 | 1 |
| Isuzu Rodeo | 1994 | 82 | 4 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1992 | 25 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1993 | 33 | 2 |
| Isuzu Trooper | 1994 | 47 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1994
11 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the engine and engine cooling; ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED filed 59 campaigns in all.
| 94V179000 26 Sept 1994 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 94V157000 24 Aug 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V144000 2 Aug 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V126000 8 Jul 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V112000 16 Jun 1994 | WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES |
| 94V098000 24 May 1994 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 94V094000 11 May 1994 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 94V049000 21 Mar 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994