1991 Isuzu Pickup Truck

Routine

Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › buckle assembly. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly2
000
Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch1
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood1
010

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E026000
Filed Mar 23, 200661,944 vehiclesPro-A Motors, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly95V103009
Filed May 24, 199588,424 vehiclesIsuzu Motors Limited

Defect. THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.

Risk. THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 7, 1998IA

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. THE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed May 29, 1998LA

BUTTON TO LOCK DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE; UPON ENTERING TRUCK IF PUSHING THE BUTTON DOWN ON INSIDE TO LOCK DOOR WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK. CONSUMER DOES NOT LIFT THE BUTTON, BUT INSTEAD USES THE DOOR KNOB TO OPEN DOOR. SPRING IN THE DOOR IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO LOCK, MAKING IT UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY LOCK OR HANDLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jun 24, 1997SC

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLEW UP & BROKE THE WINDSHIELD & OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VIEW; PULLED OVER & PULLED HOOD DOWN; ARRIVED HOME & NOTICED BOLTS HAD BROKEN IN HALF THAT HELD HOOD DOWN. VEHICLE IS AT BODY SHOP(MECHANC) NOW. *AK

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Feb 15, 1996PA

WEAK SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED, CAUSING FRONT TIRE TO CUP/VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *DSH

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jul 17, 199500

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 14, 1995WI

VEHICLE TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES UNENGAGED. (PE94-085)MODELTK520 &TK521. TT K523. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 10, 1995MA

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. TT

7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19971000Routine
19961000Routine
19958300Routine
199410300Routine
19936100Routine
19929100Routine
1991 — this page7210Routine
199010200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 23, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.