American Motors
American Motors has 12 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1967–1987), with 60 recall campaigns and 10 consumer complaints.
The component complaints name most often is fuel system, gasoline (200 per 1,000 component mentions). The Eagle line has the most complaints, 8 over 7 model years.
A further 5 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name American Motors and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between American Motors model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within American Motors only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all American Motors complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has American Motors had?
60 NHTSA recall campaigns name American Motors vehicles (model years 1967–1987). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 1,137,052, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which American Motors model line has the most complaints?
Eagle: 8 complaints over 7 model years (1.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for American Motors?
fuel system, gasoline (200 per 1,000 mentions), seat belts (200 per 1,000 mentions), steering (100 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.