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Am General 10240 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Am General 10240 (1974–1980).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1975
year with most recalls

Pick your Am General 10240 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1980 Am General 1024010
1979 Am General 1024010
1978 Am General 1024020
1977 Am General 1024020
1976 Am General 1024020
1975 Am General 1024020
1974 Am General 1024010

All Am General 10240 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Am General 10240, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 80V154000 Reported 299 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    Information supplied on the certification plate is insufficient and inaccurate.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect vehicles for correct certification information and, if necessary, replace the existing plates with corrected plates listing the proper information. This will be done at no charge to owner.

    Model years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

  2. Driveline (parking brake)

    NHTSA 78V104000 Reported 1,516 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    If vehicle is inadvertently driven with the parking brakes engaged, severe overheating of the cast iron brake drum may occur.

    Remedy: The defective brake drums will be replaced by the dealer, without charge.

    Model years: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 75V187000 Reported 153 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    Model years: 1975

Other Am General models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.