| NHTSA Record Id: 14046 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: ISUZU |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008345000074609000000073 |
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| Model Name: HOMBRE |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V146002 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 30 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 684 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 11 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 16 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: light duty passenger pickup trucks equipped with 4.3l engines. the front brake line can contact the left-hand side of the engine oil pan causing the brake line to wear to the point of brake fluid loss during brake application. |
Consequence Summary: Brake fluid loss can reduce braking effectiveness and increase stopping distances resulting in a vehicle crash without prior warning. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the clearance between the oil pan and the brake line. if the clearance is 6mm or less, dealers will install an additional brake line clip and if there was contact between the oil pan and brake line, the front brake line will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during october 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-255-6727. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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