American Motors: recalls by model and year
NHTSA lists 60 vehicle recall campaigns for American Motors. The register has 12 model lines of the make, model years 1967 to 1987. NHTSA has 10 complaints on file for these model lines. NHTSA also lists 5 child seat, tire or equipment campaigns for the make. The equipment pages show them. By vehicle recall campaigns, American Motors is number 90 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for American Motors: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model lines
12 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Complaints for each model year | Component with the most mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.1 | Seat Belts |
| Concord | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Spirit | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | Structure |
| Matador | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Ambassador | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Gremlin | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hornet | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rebel | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Javelin | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pacer | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 68 Series | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 69 Series | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
This table compares the model lines of American Motors only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Newest recall campaigns
The newest 5 of 60.
83V119000Received . 40 units.
Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front wheels may wobble due to the inadvertent omission of a wheel bearing cup during assembly.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles will be inspected and, if bearing parts are discovered to be missing, they will be installed before the vehicles are sold.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
82V126000Received . 9,715 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission / Lubricant
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Original production transmission lubricant used in the involved vehicles, may not provide adequate lubrication to protect the transmission"s first gear.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will replace the original production lubricant with an extreme pressure lubricant at no charge to the owner.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
82V053000Received . 509 units.
Visibility / Windshield
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles the windshield is not properly installed. The adhesion between the windshield glass and urethane sealing is incomplete. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting".
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace present windshield if damaged or reinstall existing windshield if not.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
81V110000Received . 15,500 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The underhood wiring harness and ventilating hose may have been misrouted during vehicle assembly. Misrouting may cause chafing between the harness and various other components, resulting in short circuits and malfunction of electrical accessories. The switch which activates the engine oil pressure warning light may not function. The crankcase ventilation hose may be too close to the air injection manifold tube and could be damaged if engine overheats.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Upon inspection, dealer will repair engine compartment wiring harness, reroute the hose, and replace the oil pressure switch without charge.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
81V081000Received . 11,162 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The cruise command actuation chain may catch on the throttle linkage, causing the throttle to remain in a partially open position.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the cruise command actuation chain assembly, and a shield will be mounted on the throttle linkage at no charge to owner.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
The list shows the newest 5 of 60 campaigns.
Counts by year
Components in the complaints
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 200 | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 200 | 2 |
| Steering | 100 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 100 | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 100 | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 100 | 1 |
| Power Train | 100 | 1 |
| Structure | 100 | 1 |
Equipment recalls
- American Motors: equipment recallsNHTSA recall campaigns for other equipment of the brand.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. American Motors: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/american-motors/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 3 Nov 2026
- Complaint file through
- 5 Nov 2026
- Investigations that name the make
- 2
- Units in the campaigns
- 1,137,052
Manufacturers in the recall file: CHRYSLER CORPORATION.
The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which American Motors model line has the most recall campaigns?
- The Ambassador: 14 campaigns for 8 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
- Which American Motors model line has the most complaints?
- The Eagle: 8 complaints for 7 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about American Motors vehicles name?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 2 component mentions. Seat Belts: 2 component mentions. Steering: 1 component mention.
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for American Motors?
- 1,137,052 units in 60 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.