1988 ISUZU TROOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 17 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (4 complaints · 23.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 4
  • 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 ENGINE appears in 4 of 17 owner complaints (23.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 4 complaints, 23.5% of reports ENGINE 4 · 23.5% WHEELS: 3 complaints, 17.7% of reports WHEELS 3 · 17.7% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 11.8% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 11.8% · 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 5.9% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 5.9% SERVICE BRAKES: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 5.9% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 5.9% SUSPENSION: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports SUSPENSION 1 · 5.9% TIRES: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports TIRES 1 · 5.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 12 complaints, 70.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 · 70.6% · 1 crash reports 2 fire 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)
ENGINE 4 23.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 3 17.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 11.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 70.6% 1 crashes · 2 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 Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 1989. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Dec 1989 Jul 2002 Recall campaign 89V001000 ◆ Recall campaign 89V001000 Recall campaign 93E023000 ◆ Recall campaign 93E023000 Investigation PE90087 ● Investigation PE90087 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-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q2 Owner reports 1
1995-Q3 Owner reports 1
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 2
1997-Q3 Owner reports 3
1998-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 89V001000
Recall campaign 1 93E023000
Defect investigation 1 PE90087
Defect investigation 1 PE91046
Defect investigation 1 EA91033
Defect investigation 1 DP92005
Defect investigation 1 EA92018
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 89V001000

    Report date
    Component:
    VISIBILITY
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    INSTALL NEW LINES AND A CLIP.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 93E023000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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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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