Recall Register

1998 Isuzu Trooper: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 Isuzu Trooper. The campaign is 98V180000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive). NHTSA has 40 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 98V180000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect front and rear flange nuts and, if found loose, tighten to specified torque and secured staked at two places.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 3,062 units in total.

  1. 98V180000Received . 3,062 units.

    Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The transfer gearbox flange nuts were not properly installed, causing the nuts to loosen.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the flange nuts loosen, the propeller shaft can separate, rendering the vehicle inopeative.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect front and rear flange nuts and, if found loose, tighten to specified torque and secured staked at two places.

    Report filed by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

40 complaints, 42 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1998 Isuzu Trooper: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling19
Tires4
Power Train4
Vehicle Speed Control3
Visibility2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Air Bags2
Electrical System2
Seats1
Unknown or Other1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
15 Feb 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Trooper, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19841
  2. 19851
  3. 19861
  4. 19872
  5. 19881
  6. 19890
  7. 19902
  8. 19912
  9. 19922
  10. 19932
  11. 19942
  12. 19951
  13. 19962
  14. 19972
  15. 19981
  16. 19990
  17. 20002
  18. 20011
  19. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Isuzu Trooper: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/isuzu/trooper/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 Trooper?
3,062 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 Trooper have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Isuzu Trooper, model years 1984 to 2002. 1 of them names the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Trooper name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 19 of 42 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Isuzu Trooper open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.