Recall Register

1976 American Motors Hornet: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1976 American Motors Hornet. The newest campaign is 78V070000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Apr 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections. 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, 78V070000, in the NHTSA record

Damaged hoses will be replaced and undamaged hoses will be properly routed as necessary.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 544,926 units in total.

  1. 78V070000Received . 133,593 units.

    Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The high pressure power steering hose may have been routed too close to the exhaust manifold. As a result, the heat from the manifold could damage the hose.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Damaged hoses will be replaced and undamaged hoses will be properly routed as necessary.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V048000Received . 411,333 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The electronic ignition system sensor circuit contains a two-wire connector which could cause difficulty in the engine ignition. This difficulty may be caused by mechanical or chemical actions at the connector.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The two-wire connector will be modified by the dealer by cutting and solder-splicing the wires.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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.

  1. 19701
  2. 19712
  3. 19722
  4. 19732
  5. 19742
  6. 19754
  7. 19762

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1976 American Motors Hornet: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/american-motors/hornet/1976/. 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
CHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1976 American Motors Hornet?
544,926 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the American Motors Hornet have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the American Motors Hornet, model years 1970 to 1976. 2 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 American Motors Hornet open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.