Isuzu · vehicle model
Isuzu NPR
66 NHTSA complaints and 36 safety recalls across model years 1991–2020.
- Complaints
- 66
- Recalls
- 36
- Model years
- 22
The verdict
The Isuzu NPR pairs above-average complaint volume with 36 recalls (heavily recalled).
- 36th pctile
- complaint volume, US models
- 36
- recall campaigns
Isuzu NPR vs. all tracked models
Total NHTSA ODI complaints across models with substantive safety data
66 Around the middle lower than 36% of 3,088 models
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Source NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · August 2026
The IsuzuNPR appears in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database with 66 consumer safety complaints and 36 recall campaigns across 22 model years (1991–2020). That averages roughly 3 complaints per model year. Report counts can differ between model years for many reasons; this dataset does not establish the cause of a difference.
Complaint volume on a nameplate alone is not a reliability verdict: a long-running bestseller can accumulate more filings than a low-volume niche model because more vehicles are on the road. The table below shows report counts and published NHTSA crash-test ratings side by side for each model year. The filing-year histogram shows the timing of submitted reports, not a causal trend.
NHTSA has 5 investigation files tied to this model. Investigation records, complaint reports, and recall campaigns each provide different context. Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup and the underlying notices to research a specific vehicle; PlainCars does not infer a vehicle-risk or pricing conclusion from these records.
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
Complaint Filing Trend
NHTSA complaint volume by year filed (not model year).
Year filed (bar labels show the complaint count).
Compare IsuzuNPR to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations
Unintended Movement
Wheel bearing failure
Loss of brake warning lights
REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FAILURE
RISK OF ROLLOVER
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Data sources
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. Isuzu NPR totals are aggregated from the linked NHTSA model-year rows; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.