NHTSA Campaign 00V058000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Issued by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED · Reported Mar 2, 2000 · 213,736 vehicles affected
What's wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.
Consequence
THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| HONDA | PASSPORT | 1998 | 213,736 |
| HONDA | PASSPORT | 1999 | 213,736 |
| ISUZU | AMIGO | 1998 | 213,736 |
| ISUZU | AMIGO | 1999 | 213,736 |
| ISUZU | RODEO | 1998 | 213,736 |
| ISUZU | RODEO | 1999 | 213,736 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V058000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.