Audited US model-year file

1990 ISUZU Trooper

Exact make, model and year evidence from official US sources. Recall campaigns, ODI investigations, complaint allegations and EPA estimates remain separate.

Model-year evidence is not a VIN check.

A campaign may cover only certain production dates, plants or equipment. A zero result here is not safety clearance. Use NHTSA’s official VIN tool for the individual vehicle.

Official VIN lookup ↗

01 · Safety actions first

3 NHTSA recall campaigns

Exact model-level NHTSA results for 1990 ISUZU Trooper. Campaign records are official safety actions; applicability to a particular car still requires its VIN.

01
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1993-07-22

TRAILER HITCHES

Campaign 93E023000
Summary

THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.

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.

02
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1990-09-20

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Campaign 90V167000
Summary

PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.

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.

03
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1990-09-20

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

Campaign 90V166000
Summary

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HOSE ON THE OIL COOLER COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COULD MELT.

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.

02 · Owner allegations

34 NHTSA complaints

Counts are not adjusted for sales, vehicle age, mileage, publicity or reporting behavior. They are allegations, not defect findings or a reliability score.

Crash mentions
4
Fire mentions
5
Injuries reported
10
Most-reported component labels
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9
POWER TRAIN6
TIRES4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
HYDRAULIC3
SERVICE BRAKES3
Complaints across nearby Isuzu Trooper model years

Totals for the same nameplate, scaled against its highest year here. They are not adjusted for how many were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received — an older or better-selling year will usually carry more reports. This shows where the reporting sits, not which year is better.

  1. 171988
  2. 161989
  3. 341990
  4. 571991
  5. 251992
  6. 331993

A dash means NHTSA holds no complaint record for that exact year, make and model. See all Trooper years with specs and fuel economy →

03 · Agency review

6 NHTSA ODI investigations

An investigation means ODI reviewed a possible safety issue for this exact model-year identity. Opening one is not a defect finding; closing one does not by itself clear a vehicle.

DP92015
Closed 1992-11-25 · opened 1992-07-30

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

NHTSA source ↗

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

EA92018
Closed 1993-04-02 · opened 1992-06-02

HEATER CORE FAILURE

NHTSA source ↗

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

DP92005
Closed 1992-06-02 · opened 1992-03-03

DEFECTIVE HEATER CORES

NHTSA source ↗

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

EA91033
Closed 1992-07-28 · opened 1991-07-15

REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION

NHTSA source ↗

STRUCTURE · Associated recall campaign 92V093000.

PE91046
Closed 1991-07-15 · opened 1991-02-19

REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION

NHTSA source ↗

STRUCTURE · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

PE90087
Closed 1990-10-12 · opened 1990-06-06

DIESEL ENGINE SURGE

NHTSA source ↗

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

04 · EPA configurations

Fuel economy & specifications

FuelEconomy.gov records are summarized as ranges where this model name has multiple engines, drivetrains or trims.

EPA configurations
4
Combined economy
15 mpg/MPGe
City / highway
14–15 / 17 mpg/MPGe
Engine displacement
2.6–2.8 L
Cylinders
4–6
Fuel type
Regular
Drive
4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
Vehicle class
Special Purpose Vehicles
Annual fuel-cost estimate
$4300

05 · Evidence strength

Exact identity. Explicit limits.

No opaque score. Evidence strength is expressed through source availability, exact match method, jurisdiction and honest empty states.

exact match

Recall campaigns

3 exact US model-year records in this bounded view.

exact match

Complaints

34 exact US model-year allegations; narratives and VIN fragments are omitted.

exact match

ODI investigations

6 exact US model-year action numbers in the approved import snapshot.

canonical only

Model aliases

Only the exact NHTSA vPIC model name is published; unverified aliases are not merged.

not published

Manufacturer ownership

No rights-reviewed official ownership record is joined to this exact model-year.

PUBLIC EVIDENCE PASSPORT

Identity, freshness and provenance.

The canonical URL is this file’s permanent public identifier. Source IDs and timestamps show exactly what was matched and when; they do not turn the evidence into a verdict.

Permanent public ID
https://modelyearfacts.com/vehicle/1990/isuzu/trooper
NHTSA make ID
542
NHTSA model ID
2817
Match key
1990 · ISUZU · Trooper · US
Live evidence requested
EPA publication catalogue
Complaint matrix snapshot
Imported safety snapshot
nhtsa-investigations · exact match

NHTSA ODI investigations

Action number, component, subject and open/close dates from the approved bulk import; long summaries omitted.

Open official source ↗
US-market boundary

Only NHTSA vPIC, NHTSA ODI complaints and investigations, NHTSA recalls and FuelEconomy.gov contribute to this vehicle claim. CPSC equipment notices are searched separately and never joined to vehicle fitment. UK MOT, Canadian, New Zealand and European records are not merged into this US claim.

06 · Research paths

Diagnose first. Confirm fitment.

These are transparent searches, not diagnoses or endorsed parts. Recall remedies come before purchases; exact part fitment requires VIN, trim, powertrain, production date and OE number.

Offers status: held

Awin US and R2 affiliate inventory are not published until a US programme, merchant and exact-fitment projection are approved. No offer currently has both merchant approval and exact vehicle fitment, so commercial links never count as evidence.