Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V778000

Equipment

Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-11-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V778000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
25,209
Reported to NHTSA
2015-11-20
Owners notified
2016-01-18

Defect description

Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2012-2016 NPR, NPR-HD, NPR-XD, NQR, and NRR diesel trucks manufactured November 24, 2011, to July 24, 2015, and 2012-2015 NPR and NPR-HD gasoline-powered trucks manufactured October 5, 2011, to August 27, 2015. The trucks may have been equipped with certain Kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers, model FC10, that may not properly discharge when the lever is pressed.

Safety risk

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Isuzu will notify and instruct owners to order replacement fire extinguishers free of charge directly from Kidde Safety at www.kidde.com, or toll-free at (855)283-7991, or by contacting and visiting a dealer. The recall began on January 18, 2016. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

22 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
ISUZU NPR2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
ISUZU NPR HD2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
ISUZU NPR XD2015 2014 2013 2012
ISUZU NQR2015 2014 2013 2012
ISUZU NRR2015 2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.