# NHTSA recall 13V547000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V547000
- Manufacturer's number: DET\-13\-173
- Manufacturer: Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America
- Reported: 2013\-10\-31
- Owners notified: 2013\-12\-13
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 8816

## What is wrong

Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America, Inc \(Isuzu\) is recalling certain model year 2003\-2004 Rodeo and Axiom, and 2003 Rodeo Sport vehicles that were originally sold in, or are currently registered in, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri.  These vehicles may experience excessive corrosion near the forward mounting point bracket for the left or right rear suspension lower link.


## What can happen

The corrosion may allow the bracket to detach from the frame, impacting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Isuzu will notify owners, and 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 reinforcement bracket will be installed.  In the event the corrosion is so severe that the reinforcement bracket remedy would not be sufficient, Isuzu will offer to repurchase the vehicle for an amount based on the Kelley Blue Book "Private Party" price.  All inspections and remedies will be provided free of charge for vehicles that are 10 years old or less.  For vehicles older than 10 years, Isuzu will offer a free remedy, but only if the vehicle is presented to an Isuzu service facility dealer within 12 months of when owner notifications were issued, after that time owners will be charged for the repairs.  The recall is expected to begin in mid\-December 2013.  Isuzu owners may contact Isuzu at 1\-800\-255\-6727.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8816
- Reported remedied: 1630 \(18%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 25

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 ISUZU AXIOM](/makes/isuzu/axiom/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 ISUZU AXIOM](/makes/isuzu/axiom/2004/recalls.md)
- [2003 ISUZU RODEO](/makes/isuzu/rodeo/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 ISUZU RODEO](/makes/isuzu/rodeo/2004/recalls.md)
- [2003 ISUZU RODEO SPORT](/makes/isuzu/rodeo/2003/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIP5338](/bulletins/10114894.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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