NHTSA Campaign 01V055000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED · Reported Feb 22, 2001 · 3 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE INFLATORS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES HAVING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF GENERANT.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, TOO MUCH GENERANT CAN CAUSE THE INFLATOR MODULE TO EXPLODE. IF THE AIR BAG MODULE EXPLODES, METAL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNIT.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HONDA PASSPORT 2001 3
ISUZU RODEO 2000 3
ISUZU RODEO 2001 3

Source: NHTSA Campaign 01V055000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.