Recall Detail

ISUZU / FVR / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3608 Vehicale/Equipment Name: ISUZU
Recalled Component Id: 000013745000080954000000016 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: FVR Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V140003 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION Manufacturer That Filed Report: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 203
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 15 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. Report Received Date: Jun, 15 2001
Record Creation date : Jul, 03 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: commercial vehicles equipped with axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets/drag links. the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications. Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the drag link assemblies. owner notification began during may 2001. 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 isuau at 1-800-643-4070, ext. 428. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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