{"nhtsa_id":11012615,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2025-01-07","date":"2024-12-05","document_id":"IB09-N-001H","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":"Electrical","summary":"INFORMATION BULLETIN: THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS BULLETIN IS INTENDED TO AID TECHNICIANS IN PROPERLY TESTING THE BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS IN THE AFFECTED ISUZU VEHICLES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONFIRM THE BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS OF THE ALTERNATOR AND CHARGING SYSTEM. NEVER REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR BEFORE TESTING THE BATTERY’S CONDITION. BATTERIES MUST BE FULLY CHARGED FOR THE ECM AND/OR STARTER RELAY TO FULLY ENGAGE WITH THE STARTER. IF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE IS LOW, THE ECM WILL NOT ENGAGE OR MAY PARTIALLY ENGAGE THE STARTER. REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR ONLY IF IT FAILS THE ON VEHICLE TESTING PROCEDURE.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11012615-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11012615-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11012615","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ISUZU","model":"F-SERIES","year_from":2018,"year_to":2024,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"ISUZU","model":"N-SERIES","year_from":2010,"year_to":2025,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}