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Isuzu recall 13V547 (DET-13-173): Model Year 2003-2004 Rodeo and Axiom, and 2003 Rodeo Sport

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Isuzu Axiom, Isuzu Rodeo, Isuzu Rodeo Sport, model years 2003 to 2004. Filed by Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America and reported to NHTSA on 31 October 2013. 8,816 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says 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, …

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Isuzu's own number for this recall: DET-13-173. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V547 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.

What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 13V547 cover?
Isuzu Axiom, Isuzu Rodeo, Isuzu Rodeo Sport, model years 2003-2004.
What is wrong with them?
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,...
What can happen if it is not put right?
The corrosion may allow the bracket to detach from the frame, impacting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. 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.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Isuzu calls this recall DET-13-173, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The corrosion may allow the bracket to detach from the frame, impacting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.”

8,816vehicles potentially
affected
3models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 31 October 2013owners told 13 December 2013today
The defect reached the regulator on 31 October 2013. Owners were written to 43 days later, on 13 December 2013. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign13V547
Filed byIsuzu Manufacturing Services of America
System at faultSuspension:Rear
Reported to NHTSA31 October 2013
Model years2003-2004
Vehicles namedISUZU AXIOM, ISUZU RODEO, ISUZU RODEO SPORT

What the notice says today

The consequence

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.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V547, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v547/

The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.

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