1998 Isuzu Hombre: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 Isuzu Hombre. The campaign is 97V208002. NHTSA received the report on 25 Nov 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood. NHTSA has 53 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V208002, in the NHTSA record
Dealers are contacting owners by telephone to have their vehicles towed to the dealer and alternate transportation provided to them until the dealer can reroute the electrical wiring-harness.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,299 units in total.
97V208002Received . 1,299 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose vehicles. An engine electrical wiring-harness clip can melt and drip onto the exhaust manifold.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The clip material on the exhaust manifold can ignite and subsequently ignite other combustible components resulting in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers are contacting owners by telephone to have their vehicles towed to the dealer and alternate transportation provided to them until the dealer can reroute the electrical wiring-harness.
Report filed by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED.
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Complaints by component
53 complaints, 58 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1998 Isuzu Hombre
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Hombre | All 1998 vehicles | Hombre, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 413.8 | 56.1 | 394.4 | 24 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 137.9 | 123.7 | 119.7 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 69 | 106.9 | 105.6 | 4 |
| Air Bags | 51.7 | 50.6 | 63.4 | 3 |
| Parking Brake | 51.7 | 4 | 21.1 | 3 |
| Equipment | 51.7 | 22.9 | 42.3 | 3 |
| Electrical System | 51.7 | 82.5 | 63.4 | 3 |
| Seats | 34.5 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 2 |
| Structure | 34.5 | 45.8 | 21.1 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 17.2 | 43.2 | 21.1 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 8 Jun 2016
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 1998 Isuzu HombreThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Isuzu Hombre: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/isuzu/hombre/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Isuzu Hombre?
- 1,299 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Isuzu Hombre have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Isuzu Hombre, model years 1996 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Hombre name most often?
- Visibility: 24 of 58 component mentions, or 413.8 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 56.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Isuzu Hombre open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.