1989 Isuzu Pickup TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 6 owner complaints about the 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck, most often about the seat belts. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 10, 2011. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck has problems

6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts31
Parking brake10
Power train10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Structure10
Suspension10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1989 vs. every other Pickup Truck year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Pickup Truck median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck, and the recalls they led to.

  1. HEATER CORE FAILUREEA92018 · closed Apr 2, 1993
    No recall
In owners' words

What Pickup Truck owners report

Recent seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

BOTH SHOULDER BELTS EXTENDING FROM SIDE PANEL FAIL TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS. TT CONSUMER STATES BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN THE HOLDERS ON SIDE OF PICKUP. *SLC
Complaint 974807 · Nov 8, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FULLY RETRACT. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT BEGINNING TO FAIL TO RETRACT. WHEN EXITING VEHICLE, EXTENDED BELTS GET CAUGHT IN DOOR UNLESS MANUALLY RETRACTED. *AK
Complaint 811730 · May 22, 1997

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