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American Motors Spirit

Model years 1981–1985 · 3 recall campaigns · 1 complaint · 1 investigation · filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION

The American Motors Spirit appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1981 to 1985: 3 recall campaigns (3 model-year entries) and 1 consumer complaint.

The component named most often in complaints is structure (1,000 per 1,000 component mentions).

The 1985 model year has the most complaints (1). complaints were received in the largest number in 1998 (1). Within American Motors, this line ranks 3 of 12 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1981 American Motors Spirit NHTSA record100%11,162
1982 American Motors Spirit200%25,215
1985 American Motors Spirit NHTSA record01300%—

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Structure1,000

Per 1,000 component mentions across all American Motors Spirit complaints (1 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the American Motors Spirit, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Complaints about any American Motors Spirit model year, by year received.

Other American Motors model lines

Questions and answers

Which American Motors Spirit model years have the most recalls?

1982 (2), 1981 (1). Across model years 1981–1985 there are 3 distinct campaigns.

Which American Motors Spirit model year has the most complaints?

1985, with 1 of the line's 1 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the American Motors Spirit complain about?

structure (1,000 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 recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.