Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Isuzu N-Series. 110 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
No owner complaints recorded for this model year
Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION BULLETIN: THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS BULLETIN IS INTENDED TO AID TECHNICIANS IN PROPERLY TESTING THE BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS IN THE AFFECTED ISUZU VEHICLES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONFIRM THE BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS OF THE ALTERNATOR AND CHARGING SYSTEM. NEVER REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR BEFORE TESTING THE BATTERY’S CONDITION.
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE BULLETIN - SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK OR FROM REVERSE. DEALERS MAY FIND THAT THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY A SPACER PLATE IN THE VALVE BODY BEING OUT OF SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT OF THE SPACER PLATE BEING OUT OF SPEC, THE CHECK BALL WILL BECOME WORN CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK OR REVERSE. ISUZU RECOMMENDS DEALERS TO REPLACE BOTH THE SPACER PLATE AND ALL CHECK BALLS.
POWER TRAIN
INFORMATION BULLETIN: SOME CUSTOMERS WITH N-SERIES VEHICLES MAY NOTICE AN AUDIBLE CLICKING OR CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING TIGHT TURNS. THIS CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL LUBRICANT ADDITIVE NOT HAVING BEEN USED DURING THE LAST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OR IN A PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE CONDITION CAN ALSO RESULT FROM DELAYED OR SKIPPED MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN DEGRADATION OF AXLE FLUID. IF A CUSTOMER BRINGS AN AFFECTED VEHICLE IN AND COMPLAINS OF OR DESCRIBES THIS CONDITION, FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE.
INFORMATION BULLETIN: CLEAN IDLE LABEL REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES
WHEELS
WARRANTY BULLETIN: ISUZU IS PROVIDING THIS BULLETIN TO OUTLINE ISUZU’S POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR ISUZU VEHICLES WITH TIRE WARRANTY COVERAGE.
ENGINE
INFORMATION BULLETIN: THE VACUUM PUMP SERVICE PART FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED AND IS NOW THE SAME VACUUM PUMP THAT IS THE SERVICE PART FOR THE 6.6L GAS ENGINE. THE UPDATED PUMP REQUIRES THE OUTLET VACUUM HOSE TO BE REROUTED FOR PROPER FITMENT. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE BELOW TO INSTALL THE UPDATED REPLACEMENT VACUUM PUMP AND REROUTE THE OUTLET VACUUM HOSE AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016Viewing | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.