THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.
RiskIF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
FixREPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.
Year · Make · Model
1991 Isuzu Trooper
What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.
3
Open recalls
57
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins
NCAP safety
Overall
Not ratedFrontal
Not ratedSide
Not ratedRollover
Not ratedConsumer complaints
57 filed5
Crashes
15
Fires
4
Injuries reported
3
Fatalities reported
What people complain about
- Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission9
- WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS7
- Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE6
- Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE4
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT4
- Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal3
- Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump3
- Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING3
Recalls
3 campaignsIMPROPERLY INSTALLED HOSE ON THE OIL COOLER COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COULD MELT.
RiskENGINE OIL COULD LEAK OUT WITH POTENTIAL FOR ENGINESEIZURE AND DAMAGE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
FixPROPERLY INSTALL COOLER HOSE CLIP TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.
RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
FixREPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
NHTSA investigations
5 actionsENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
HEATER CORE FAILURE
DEFECTIVE HEATER CORES
REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION
Led to recall92V093000
REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION