NHTSA Campaign 90V167000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Issued by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED · Reported Sep 20, 1990 · 17,048 vehicles affected

What's wrong

PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

REPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ISUZU TROOPER 1990 17,048
ISUZU TROOPER 1991 17,048

Source: NHTSA Campaign 90V167000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.