1991 ISUZU TROOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 55 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (12 complaints · 21.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 15
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 2
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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 12 of 55 owner complaints (21.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 12 complaints, 21.8% of reports ENGINE 12 · 21.8% · 7 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 18.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 18.2% · 1 crash reports 4 fire reports WHEELS: 8 complaints, 14.6% of reports WHEELS 8 · 14.6% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 12.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 · 12.7% · 4 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 5 complaints, 9.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 · 9.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 5.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 3 · 5.5% SEAT BELTS: 2 complaints, 3.6% of reports SEAT BELTS 2 · 3.6% · 1 crash reports SUSPENSION: 2 complaints, 3.6% of reports SUSPENSION 2 · 3.6% · 2 crash reports TIRES: 2 complaints, 3.6% of reports TIRES 2 · 3.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 50 complaints, 90.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 50 · 90.9% · 4 crash reports 14 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 12 21.8% 0 crashes · 7 fires
POWER TRAIN 10 18.2% 1 crashes · 4 fires
WHEELS 8 14.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 12.7% 0 crashes · 4 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 3 5.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 2 3.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 2 3.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 2 3.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 50 90.9% 4 crashes · 14 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 Apr 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1990. 1995-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Sep 1990 Jan 2015 Recall campaign 90V166000 ◆ Recall campaign 90V166000 Recall campaign 90V167000 ◆ Recall campaign 90V167000 Recall campaign 93E023000 ◆ Recall campaign 93E023000 Investigation PE91046 ● Investigation PE91046 Investigation EA91033 ● Investigation EA91033 Investigation DP92005 ● Investigation DP92005 Investigation EA92018 ● Investigation EA92018 Investigation DP92015 ● Investigation DP92015
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q2 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 3
1996-Q1 Owner reports 4
1996-Q2 Owner reports 2
1996-Q3 Owner reports 3
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 6
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1998-Q3 Owner reports 5
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 90V166000
Recall campaign 1 90V167000
Recall campaign 1 93E023000
Defect investigation 1 PE91046
Defect investigation 1 EA91033
Defect investigation 1 DP92005
Defect investigation 1 EA92018
Defect investigation 1 DP92015
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 90V166000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    ENGINE OIL COULD LEAK OUT WITH POTENTIAL FOR ENGINESEIZURE AND DAMAGE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    PROPERLY INSTALL COOLER HOSE CLIP TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 90V167000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
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  3. 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: 2026-08-21.

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