Isuzu
Isuzu has 28 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1979–2027), with 138 recall campaigns and 4,134 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 1997 (9). The component complaints name most often is service brakes, hydraulic (137.7 per 1,000 component mentions). The Rodeo line has the most complaints, 2,461 over 15 model years.
A further 4 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Isuzu and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Isuzu model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Isuzu only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo | 15 | 16 | 2,461 | 164.1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Trooper | 19 | 12 | 573 | 30.2 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Ascender | 6 | 12 | 203 | 33.8 | Electrical System |
| Amigo | 13 | 7 | 183 | 14.1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Axiom | 4 | 6 | 155 | 38.8 | Power Train |
| Hombre | 4 | 8 | 122 | 30.5 | Visibility |
| Rodeo Sport | 6 | 4 | 107 | 17.8 | Structure |
| Vehicross | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | Visibility |
| Pickup Truck | 17 | 12 | 67 | 3.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Impulse | 9 | 3 | 37 | 4.1 | Electrical System |
| NPR | 28 | 21 | 32 | 1.1 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Trooper II | 7 | 3 | 27 | 3.9 | Structure |
| Oasis | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | Electrical System |
| N Series | 22 | 6 | 18 | 0.8 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| I Mark | 6 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 | Electrical System |
| I-280 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | Electrical System |
| NPR HD | 17 | 17 | 7 | 0.4 | Engine |
| FTR | 17 | 18 | 5 | 0.3 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| NQR | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0.3 | Tires |
| I-350 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | Exterior Lighting |
| NRR | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0.2 | Tires |
| F Series | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | Steering |
| FSR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| NPR XD | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | Unknown or Other |
| FVR | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Reach | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| H Series | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NRR EV | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Isuzu complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Isuzu had?
138 NHTSA recall campaigns name Isuzu vehicles (model years 1979–2027). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 7,642,888, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Isuzu model line has the most complaints?
Rodeo: 2,461 complaints over 15 model years (164.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Isuzu?
service brakes, hydraulic (137.7 per 1,000 mentions), structure (130.3 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (113.2 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.