1985 ISUZU TROOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 3 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: STRUCTURE (2 complaints · 66.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STRUCTURE appears in 2 of 3 owner complaints (66.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. STRUCTURE: 2 complaints, 66.7% of reports STRUCTURE 2 · 66.7% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 1 complaints, 33.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 1 · 33.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 3 complaints, 100.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 · 100.0% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STRUCTURE 2 66.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 1 33.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 100.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 1992. 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Mar 1990 Apr 2000 Recall campaign 92V093000 ◆ Recall campaign 92V093000 Investigation PE90059 ● Investigation PE90059 Investigation PE91046 ● Investigation PE91046 Investigation EA91033 ● Investigation EA91033 Investigation DP92005 ● Investigation DP92005 Investigation EA92018 ● Investigation EA92018
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 92V093000
Defect investigation 1 PE90059
Defect investigation 1 PE91046
Defect investigation 1 EA91033
Defect investigation 1 DP92005
Defect investigation 1 EA92018
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 92V093000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    IN THE "FALSE LATCH" CONDITION, THE REAR DOORS MAY GIVETHE IMPRESSION THAT THE DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS COULD LEADTO PASSENGERS AND/OR CARGO FALLING FROM REAR DOORS WHICH CAN OPEN WITHOUT PRIORWARNING.
    Remedy:
    CHECK THE DOOR LATCHES AND STRIKERS FOR CORRECT ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR IF NECESSARY; ALSO INSPECT REAR DOOR HINGES FOR CORROSION AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-22
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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