- Vehicles
- 4,938
- Built between
- Sep 1982 – Dec 1982
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 April 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1982 and December 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983 Isuzu I MarkBuilt September 1982 to December 1982
What the defect is
The tilt steering wheel lock mechanism that holds the steering wheel in place may break. Failure of the locking mechanism would allow the steering wheel to tilt, unrestrained. The wheel may travel to the high or low position.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STEERING TILT LOCKING PIN WITH A NEW PIN AT NO CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1982 to December 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 April 1983
- Owners notified20 April 1983
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 29 April 1983.
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.
Official source
- 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
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a tilt steering wheel.system: steering; tilt steering lock pin.consequences of defect: if the locking pin breaks, allowing the steering wheelto tilt unrestrained, steering can be awkward. If the failure occurs while thevehicle is in motion, the driver may lose control and an accident could result.note: until the vehicle is repaired, the following precautions should beobserved: do not exert upward or downward pressure on the steering wheel;should the failure occur while driving, move the steering wheel all the way upor down and steer carefully to a safe area beside the road.
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.