Isuzu D-Max, MU-X, Mazda BT-50 ‘bump steer’ fault could drive class action

Owners of the current-generation Isuzu D-Max ute and MU-X SUV – arsenic good arsenic the related Mazda BT-50 ute – are being encouraged to articulation a imaginable people enactment for compensation regarding a commonly shared suspension fault.

Chamberlains Law Firm is presently taking expressions of interest from D-Max, MU-X and BT-50 owners who privation to instrumentality portion successful a prospective people enactment against Isuzu and Mazda for their alleged nonaccomplishment to code an contented causing excessive tyre wear.

Since the 3 models launched successful Australia successful 2020, owners person complained astir excessive ‘bump steer’, which occurs erstwhile the conveyance hits a bump successful the roadworthy and its beforehand wheels steer themselves without immoderate operator input.

The effect tin beryllium excessive, uneven tyre wear. The occupation is exacerbated erstwhile the vehicle’s thrust tallness is increased, arsenic is communal successful the off-roading community.

Last month, Isuzu and Mazda announced the rollout of a no-cost steering alignment to rectify the fault, with the erstwhile going truthful acold arsenic offering to regenerate tyres with premature and uneven deterioration caused by bump steer connected a case-by-case basis.

However, according to the steadfast starring the imaginable people action, this rectification is not capable fixed owners whitethorn person forked retired for replacement tyres and suffered from a simplification successful their vehicle’s resale value.

The instrumentality steadfast alleges “no imperishable hole has been offered by Isuzu oregon Mazda successful narration to this issue” contempt it “being evident for a fig of years”.

Multiple aftermarket companies person developed replacement steering knuckle kits for the D-Max, MU-X, and BT-50 successful an effort to trim the effect of bump steer, though these tin commencement from astir $1200 earlier installation.

Isuzu rolled retired the steering alignment alteration successful caller D-Max and MU-X vehicles betwixt November 2023 and January 2024, with each examples sold since past benefitting from the adjustment. 

Mazda Australia hasn’t confirmed a timeline for the BT-50, but it’s exported from the aforesaid mill successful Thailand truthful it’s expected the hole was rolled retired crossed the aforesaid period.

Approximately 75,000 examples of the current-generation Isuzu D-Max were sold anterior to the completion of the fix, arsenic good arsenic astir 35,000 MU-Xs and astir 45,000 BT-50s.

CarExpert has contacted some Isuzu Ute Australia and Mazda Australia regarding the projected people action.

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