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Isuzu air bags problems

Across all Isuzu models in NHTSA's complaint database, 170 complaints involve air bags. The Rodeo accounts for the largest share (56%). The single worst model year is the 1995 Rodeo with 20 air bags complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
170 about air bags, all Isuzu models
Most affected
Rodeo 56% of these complaints
Typical mileage
105,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
135 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Isuzu models

ModelComplaintsShare
Rodeo9556%
Trooper2213%
Ascender127%
Amigo95%
Hombre95%
Axiom85%
Oasis42%
I-28011%
I-37011%
NRR11%

Worst model years for air bags

  1. 1995 Isuzu Rodeo20 complaints
  2. 1998 Isuzu Rodeo16 complaints
  3. 1999 Isuzu Rodeo14 complaints
  4. 1997 Isuzu Rodeo13 complaints
  5. 1996 Isuzu Rodeo11 complaints

Air bags complaints by model year

Isuzu air bags complaints by model year 0 15 30 1991: 1 '91 1993: 3 1994: 1 '94 1995: 28 1996: 21 '96 1997: 16 1998: 29 '98 1999: 17 2000: 15 '00 2001: 9 2002: 12 '02 2003: 3 2004: 2 '04 2005: 9 2006: 2 '06 2008: 1 2017: 1 '17
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19911
19933
19941
199528
199621
199716
199829
199917
200015
20019
200212
20033
20042
20059
20062
20081
20171

Among the 45 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.