Vehicle recall 98V180000 · August 3, 1998
Acura SLX and Isuzu Trooper
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The transfer gearbox flange nuts were not properly installed, causing the nuts to loosen.
- Consequence
- If the flange nuts loosen, the propeller shaft can separate, rendering the vehicle inopeative.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect front and rear flange nuts and, if found loose, tighten to specified torque and secured staked at two places.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin August 24, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Isuzu at 1-800-643-4070, ext. 300 or Acura at 1-800-382-2238.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V180000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 3, 1998
- Filed by
- ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
- Owner notification
- August 24, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,062
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Acura SLX (1998): 1998
- Isuzu Trooper (1998): 1998
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