1997 Isuzu Hombre defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Isuzu Hombre. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
  Recall Query RQ04002 · opened Feb 18, 2004 · closed May 27, 2004

  On february 18, 2004, odi opened this recall query (rq) based on two fatality reports involving my 1997 gm s-10 pickup trucks.each report alleged that the belted driver occupant was ejected in a multiple-rotation rollover crash.the my 1997 s/t series pickups use an energy-absorbing loop in the driver seat belt that all…

• WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02006 · opened May 31, 2002 · closed Jul 23, 2003 · led to recall 03V210000

  As a result of this, and the precedinginvestigation, rq99-003, gm has expanded the population of safety recall 98v-150 (replacement of the windshield wiper control module) to include an additional 1.77 million vehicles.included are various 1994-1997 my m/l vans, s/t trucks and suvs, & c/k trucks and suvs.see attached t…

• SEAT BELT WEBBING SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA97004 · opened Feb 28, 1997 · closed Aug 5, 1997 · led to recall 97V096002

  Nhtsa's new car assessment program (ncap) tested a 1997 chevrolet s-10 extended cab pickup equipped with a driver-side air bag.the front passenger seat belt was completely cut during the test.