The 1990 Isuzu Impulse has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 25,059 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS92V0910001992-07-0625,059 affected
Defect
THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS.
Consequence
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.
Remedy
A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.
Complaints by component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Constant stalling and/or high revving of engine. Stalling usually occurs when comming out of gear and idle goes down to 500rpms or lower and stalls out. After some research I have found the problem to be an acknowledged ecu problem that should be replaced and isuzu never did.*ak”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Engine idle jumps above 3000 rpm after pulling to a stop. Will occasionally return to normal after several minutes. Car races and accelerates uncontrollably with clutch engaged until idle speed returns to normal. Iac and sticky throttle cable have been ruled out. Problem appears to be related to…”
“Seat belt buckle failed after recall repairs. *sd”
“Owner received recall notice, took vehicle to dealer and was told parts were unavailable.*ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA95009 Opened 1995-03-10 · closed 1995-08-02
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Isuzu Impulse as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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