Isuzu Npr Recalls

The Isuzu NPR has 14 recalls covering 2006 through 2019 model years, with the most serious recent issue being a 2018–2019 dual-steering modification where a keystock can work free from the steering cross shaft, causing sudden loss of right-hand steering control.

On 2019 models, a brake line clip installed incorrectly on the rear driver's side can allow the line to contact a grounding bolt and fail, reducing braking ability. Also on 2019 models, certain vehicles have a seatbelt assembly with a dual-mode locking mechanism that may not properly restrain an occupant in a crash. The 2018 model year has two related brake switch issues: on gasoline-engine vehicles, the brake light switch and its nylon retainer can pull free from the pedal bracket, causing brake lights to stay on regardless of pedal position and disabling the shift interlock; on diesel-engine vehicles, the same type of switch retainer can detach from the bracket with similar consequences. A backup camera monitor on 2018–2019 vehicles can display a mirrored image, causing a driver to steer the wrong direction when reversing.

Going back to the 2015–2017 range, rear axle U-bolt nuts that were not fully tightened can loosen and let the axle shift out of alignment, which can cause the driveshaft to separate and the vehicle to stall unexpectedly. The 2014–2016 model years have a throttle pedal that can catch under a steel stopper bolt and stick at full throttle, making the vehicle accelerate uncontrollably and difficult to stop. On 2011–2016 models, the left rear wheel bearing hub locking bolts can be insufficiently tightened, allowing the wheel assembly to shift outward from the axle housing and reducing both steering control and braking. The 2012 model year has an engine control module software issue where a failed brake pedal switch goes undetected, leaving cruise control active even when the driver presses the brake. The 2012–2017 model years are subject to two overlapping recalls covering on-board fire extinguishers that may not function correctly when needed.

The 2008–2013 gasoline-engine models share the same stuck accelerator pedal defect as the 2014–2016 recall, where the pedal can lodge under the stopper bolt and hold at wide-open throttle. The earliest production years, 2006–2008, have a fuel tank that can corrode through and leak fuel, raising the risk of fire if the leak reaches an ignition source.