Isuzu Exterior Lighting: Switch

Isuzu is recalling about 80 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. If the brake switch and nylon retainer are not properly secured, the switch can detach from the bracket causing the brake lights to illuminate whether or not brake pedal is depressed, the shift interlock will not operate and the accelerator pedal input will be disabled resulting in the inability to accelerate.

Campaign
18V235000
Manufacturer
Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.
Reported
13 April 2018
Vehicles
80
Built between
Oct 2017 – Jan 2018
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
24 April 2018
Repaired
85%
Unrepaired
12

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2017 and January 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Isuzu NPRBuilt October 2017 to January 2018
  • 2019 Isuzu NPR HDBuilt January 2018 to January 2018
  • 2019 Isuzu NPR XDBuilt January 2018 to January 2018

Repair progress

12 of 80 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

85% repaired — 68 of 80 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2018 Isuzu NPR and 2019 Isuzu NPR-HD and NPR-XD vehicles. These vehicles have a brake switch and nylon retainer that may not have been properly secured into the steel brake pedal assembly bracket.

What could happen

If the brake switch and nylon retainer are not properly secured, the switch can detach from the bracket causing the brake lights to illuminate whether or not brake pedal is depressed, the shift interlock will not operate and the accelerator pedal input will be disabled resulting in the inability to accelerate. These conditions can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Isuzu has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the seating of the retainer, and re-seat the retainer clip or replace the retainer clip, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2017 to January 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 April 2018
  3. Owners notified24 April 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 85% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 April 2018.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. Isuzu's number for this recall is V1801.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V1801
Recalling manufacturer
Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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