1988 AM General M998: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 AM General M998. The newest campaign is 89V195000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Nov 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 89V195000, in the NHTSA record
Replace slave receptacle as neccessary.
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.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 78,715 units in total.
89V195000Received . 28,715 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The nato slave receptacle may be incorrectly installed with an insufficient clearance between the positive and negative shell.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short could occur that could result in abattery meltdown, vehicle fire and possible battery explosion.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace slave receptacle as neccessary.
Report filed by AM GENERAL CORPORATION.
88V183000Received . 50,000 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The military nato slave receptacle is not waterproof and when submerged in water a current path is created.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in a direct electrical short circuitand the potential fire hazard of the nato slave receptacle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Disconnect nato slave receptacle to prevent fire hazard.
Report filed by AM GENERAL CORPORATION.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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.
- NHTSA page of the 1988 AM General M998The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 AM General M998: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/am-general/m998/1988/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- AM GENERAL CORPORATION
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 AM General M998?
- 78,715 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the AM General M998 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the AM General M998, model years 1984 to 1991. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 AM General M998 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.