Isuzu Engine and Engine Cooling: Software

Isuzu is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Without engine braking, a driver may experience longer stopping distances than expected, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
22V508000
Manufacturer
Isuzu Motors Limited
Reported
15 July 2022
Vehicles
11
Built between
Jan 2022 – Mar 2022
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 September 2022
Repaired
91%
Unrepaired
1

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2022 and March 2022. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2022 Isuzu FTRBuilt January 2022 to March 2022
  • 2022 Isuzu FVRBuilt January 2022 to January 2022

Repair progress

1 of 11 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2024.

91% repaired — 10 of 11 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 Motors Limited (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2022 FTR and FVR trucks. A programming error in the ECM software calibration, resulted in the vehicles not having engine braking functionality.

What could happen

Without engine braking, a driver may experience longer stopping distances than expected, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will reprogram the ECM with the corrected calibration, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on September 1, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Engine Control ModuleECM contains calibration for engine operation.

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2022 to March 2022
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 July 2022
  3. Owners notified1 September 2022
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2024 — 91% 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 15 July 2022.

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's customer service at 1-866- 441-9638. Isuzu's number for this recall is V2204.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V2204
Recalling manufacturer
Isuzu Motors Limited
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.nhtsa.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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