Isuzu Motors Limited: Air Bags › Frontal
Isuzu Motors Limited reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 22, 2001 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE INFLATORS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES HAVING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF GENERANT.
The risk
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.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNIT.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Honda Passport | 134 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2001 Isuzu Rodeo | 389 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 2000 Isuzu Rodeo | 274 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 01V055000.
Full record for the 2001 Honda Passport → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →