| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V091000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ISUZU |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
IMPULSE |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
AIR BAGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| Manufacturered: |
19891001 - 19920201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
25059 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19920716 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19920716 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Report Received Date: |
19920706 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920717 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
FRACTURING OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB CAN DECREASE THEDRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD REDUCE THE CRASH PROTECTION OF THESTEERING SYSTEM AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. |
| Corrective Summary: |
A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB. |