June 21, 2024 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 24V467000
Loss of Steering Control from Tie Rod Failure
Tie rod failure can cause a loss of vehicle steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V467
Manufacturer Isuzu
Motors Limited
Components STEERING
Potential Number of Units Affected 38
Summary
Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2025 FTR vehicles. The tie rod assemblies may contain ball studs that have been incorrectly heat-treated, which can cause them to break, and possibly result in tie rod failure.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the tie rod and center link assembly, as necessary, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still within dealer inventory and therefore no owner notification letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. Isuzu’s number for this recall is V2402.
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.
Effective immediately, stop the sale and delivery of affected vehicles in your inventory, even if a customer has purchased an affected vehicle.
WHAT IS THE CONDITION?
A limited number of 2025MY F-Series vehicles produced between 4/19/2024 and 5/13/2024 may have been equipped with unapproved steering tie-rod assembly ball joints.
1 Affected Product
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| ISUZU | FTR | 2025 |
3 Associated Documents
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-24V467-5168.pdf 645.712KB
Recall 573 Report
RCLRPT-24V467-9972.PDF 216.22KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
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