1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. The newest campaign is 87V178000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Nov 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 87V178000, in the NHTSA record
Owners should not leave key in tailgate of unattended vehicle. Repair mechanism to assure proper key return operation.
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 .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 180,230 units in total.
87V178000Received . 180,000 units.
Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The key operated tailgate window will continue to close if the spring loaded key does not return to off position when released.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Window could close on a child or others resulting inpersonal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners should not leave key in tailgate of unattended vehicle. Repair mechanism to assure proper key return operation.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
85V140000Received . 230 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain of these vehicles may have been built with contaminated brake fluid. Consequence of defect: this can adversely affect the entire braking system where complete brake failure can occur which could cause an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Flush and refill brake system with new hydraulic brake fluid.
Report filed by CHRYSLER 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
4 complaints, 14 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 5 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Dec 1999
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA88005 | Engineering analysis | ELEC. REAR WINDOW | Visibility | 23 Oct 1987 | 28 Mar 1989 | 87V178000 |
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.
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 1986 Jeep Grand WagoneerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/grand-wagoneer/1986/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer?
- 180,230 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Grand Wagoneer have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, model years 1984 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 5 of 14 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.