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1998 Isuzu Rodeo Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1998 Isuzu Rodeo has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 419,436 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 627 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SUSPENSION 10V436000 2010-09-22 149,992 affected
Defect

ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW…

Consequence

EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH CORROSION HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AND AFFECTED ITS CONNECTION TO THE VEHICLE FRAME, A…

SUSPENSION 00V058000 2000-03-02 213,736 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.

Consequence

THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 98V170000 1998-07-24 55,475 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S

Consequence

IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 97V206001 1997-11-13 233 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

ISUZU IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
161
51crashes16injuries
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
43
1crashes
SUSPENSION
31
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
4crashes3injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
17
5crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION:REAR
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
14
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
14
4crashes4injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
Total complaints627

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Rusted suspension. Broke off from frame”

SUSPENSION · reported 2019-02-13

“Sudden uncontrolled acceleration at stop or moving slow in town. Extreme danger !!and has happened several times.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2016-02-26

“Driving on highway hit a pothole and heard a loud thump from rear passenger side of vehicle. I didn't think much of it till the next day when I drove to work. It seemed every bump I got the same noise. Got to work,looked under car, all seemed fine. Just happened to look in rear cargo are and saw…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2015-12-05

“Is the ignition switch in my isuzu the same as the one recalled by g.m.? It looks exactly like it.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2015-09-17

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 isuzu rodeo. While driving at 50 mph, the rear of the vehicle failed to stay in position. The contact had to continuously steer the vehicle to keep the vehicle in position. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the sub frame on the rear…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2015-07-16

“My air bag light will not go off...had codes checked and cleared but the light come back on....brakes has been replaced...but breaking distance is extended”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2015-01-05

“My air bag light will not go off...had codes checked and cleared but the light come back on....brakes has been replaced...but breaking distance is extended”

AIR BAGS · reported 2015-01-05

“Rearend came loose driving went to get check out,bad news clamps holding rearend to frame came apart because frame rusted out and their is noting to hold on to because frame gone.so want do I do next? *tr”

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS · reported 2014-12-03

Defect investigations

Investigation EA09018 Opened 2009-12-07 · closed 2010-10-15

Rear Suspension Lower Link Detachment

On September 22, 2010, Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America, Inc (Isuzu) submitted a Defect Information Report (NHTSA Recall 10V-436) to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affecting approximately 120,000 model year (MY) 1998-2002 Isuzu Rodeo and Honda Passport vehicles and MY 2002 Isuzu Axiom…

Investigation EA09018 Opened 2009-12-07 · closed 2010-10-15

Rear Suspension Lower Link Detachment

On September 22, 2010, Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America, Inc (Isuzu) submitted a Defect Information Report (NHTSA Recall 10V-436) to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affecting approximately 120,000 model year (MY) 1998-2002 Isuzu Rodeo and Honda Passport vehicles and MY 2002 Isuzu Axiom…

Investigation EA99008 Opened 1999-03-31 · closed 2002-07-31

BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS

There is no summary currently available

Investigation EA99008 Opened 1999-03-31 · closed 2002-07-31

BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE09030 Opened 2009-06-16 · closed 2009-12-08

REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FAILURE

DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE09-030, ISUZU MOTORS AMERICA, INC (ISUZU) NOTED TWO PRIMARY DIFFERENCES ONCE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK SEPARATION OCCURS BETWEEN THE ALLEGED DEFECT (SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE FRAME) OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND A SAFETY DEFECT INVOLVING LOWER LINK SEPARATION FROM THE REAR…

Investigation PE09030 Opened 2009-06-16 · closed 2009-12-08

REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FAILURE

DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE09-030, ISUZU MOTORS AMERICA, INC (ISUZU) NOTED TWO PRIMARY DIFFERENCES ONCE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK SEPARATION OCCURS BETWEEN THE ALLEGED DEFECT (SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE FRAME) OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND A SAFETY DEFECT INVOLVING LOWER LINK SEPARATION FROM THE REAR…

Investigation PE98051 Opened 1998-09-23 · closed 1999-03-31

BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS

Investigation PE98054 Opened 1998-10-09 · closed 1999-02-18

BROKEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL

COMPLAINTS ALLE THAT THE HONDA PASSPORT (THE HONDA PASSPORT AND ISUZU RODEO ARE SIMILAR VEHICLES, BOTH MANUFACTURED BY ISUZU) ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATES FROM THE PEDAL LINKAGE.

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.