Owner Letter

DEAR ISUZU HOMBRE OWNER:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Isuzu Motors Limited has determined that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists on certain 1997 Hombre extended cab models equipped with the 60/40 split bench seat.

WHAT IS THE CONDITION?

Some affected vehicles may experience a condition in which the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt webbing could separate during a frontal impact having at least the same dynamics as a 30 mph frontal barrier collision. Although the restraint system meets all the Motor Vehicle Safety Standards requirements with the separation condition, if a separation occurred and there were secondary crash events or a rollover, there would be no seat belt restraint of the driver and/or front passenger, and increased injuries could occur.

WHAT WE WILL DO

To prevent this condition from occurring, your Isuzu dealer will install a plastic protector cover onto the seatback recliner assembly of both the driver and front passenger seats. this service will be performed for you at no charge.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

Please contact your Isuzu dealer as soon as possible to arrange a service date. Instructions for making this correction have been sent to your Isuzu dealer. Please ask your dealer if you wish to know how much time will be needed to schedule and process your vehicle. Presentation of this letter to your dealer will assist in making the necessary correction in the shortest possible time. Please have your dealer refer to Campaign Bulletin SB97-11-L009. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage paid reply card and returning it to us.

Your Isuzu dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure that your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. If you believe that the condition has not been or cannot be remedied without charge within a reasonable time, you may contact the National Owner Relations Department, American Isuzu Motors Inc., P.O. Box 995, Whittier, CA 90608-0995; or call the Isuzu Care Team Line at 1-800-643-4070.

After contacting your Isuzu dealer, the National Office, or the Isuzu Care Team Line, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590; or call 1-800-424-9393 (Washington residents can call 366-0123(.

We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, in the interest of your safety, it is very important that your vehicle be returned to your Isuzu dealer as soon as possible for repair.