Service bulletin ONV1605_20160527

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10078908
Published by NHTSA	2016-08-25
Manufacturer's number	ONV1605_20160527
Manufacturer's date	2016-05-27
NHTSA component	TIRES; WHEELS; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STEERING; SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

IN SOME 2012-2016MY ISUZU STRIPPED CHASSIS (REACH VANS) AND 2011-2016MY NPR-HD DIESEL TRUCKS, THE ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED GREASE IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY DEGRADE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. IF LEFT UNATTENDED, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS COULD EVENTUALLY SEIZE OR LOOSEN. TYPICALLY THIS CONDITION IS PRECEDED BY A NOTICEABLE GROWLING NOISE AND CAN BE AVOIDED WITH TIMELY SERVICING OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS.

The document

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Components

Body and frame, Steering, Suspension, Tires, Wheels

Vehicles listed
ISUZU N-SERIES	2011 to 2016
ISUZU REACH	2012 to 2015
ISUZU REACH	2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
21V194000	2021-03-19. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
ON_V1605_2016052	2020-12-14. Service bulletin. In some 2012-2016MY Isuzu Stripped Chassis (Reach Vans) and 2011-2016MY NPR-HD diesel trucks, the original factory-installed grease in the front wheel bearings may degrade under certain circumstances. If left unattended, the front wheel bearings could eventually seize or loosen. Typically this condition is preceded by a noticeable growling noise and can be avoided with timely servicing of the front wheel bearings.
CB16-E-001	2020-12-14. Service bulletin. In some 2012-2016MY Isuzu Stripped Chassis (Reach Vans) and 2011-2016MY NPR-HD diesel trucks, the original factory-installed grease in the front wheel bearings may degrade under certain circumstances. If left unattended, the front wheel bearings could eventually seize or loosen. Typically this condition is preceded by a noticeable growling noise and can be avoided with timely servicing of the front wheel bearings.
DN_V1605_2016052	2020-12-14. Service bulletin. In some 2012-2016MY Isuzu Stripped Chassis (Reach Vans) and 2011-2016MY NPR-HD diesel trucks, the original factory-installed grease in the front wheel bearings may degrade under certain circumstances. If left unattended, the front wheel bearings could eventually seize or loosen. Typically this condition is preceded by a noticeable growling noise and can be avoided with timely servicing of the front wheel bearings.
IN_V1605_2016051	2020-12-14. Service bulletin. In some 2012-2016MY Isuzu Stripped Chassis (Reach Vans) and 2011-2016MY NPR-HD diesel trucks, the original factory-installed grease in the front wheel bearings may degrade under certain circumstances. If left unattended, the front wheel bearings could eventually seize or loosen. Typically this condition is preceded by a noticeable growling noise and can be avoided with timely servicing of the front wheel bearings.