Am General FJ8 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Am General FJ8 (1972–1974).

Pick your Am General FJ8 model year

• 1972
• 1973
• 1974

All Am General FJ8 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Am General FJ8, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Arm (steering)

   NHTSA 82V057000 Reported June 3, 1982 3,227 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

   The front wheel spindle may develop cracks and eventually fracture completely.

   Remedy: Right and left spindles will be replaced with a strength-improved version without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1972, 1973

2. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

   NHTSA 74V066000 Reported April 25, 1974 8,973 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

   Model years: 1973, 1974

3. Connection (steering)

   NHTSA 73V200000 Reported October 5, 1973 2,827 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

   Model years: 1972, 1973

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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.