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Am General FJ9 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Am General FJ9 (1977).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1977
year with most recalls

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Model yearRecallsComplaints
1977 Am General FJ930

All Am General FJ9 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Am General FJ9, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 77V152000 Reported 2,397 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    The involved vehicles are in non-compliance to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment", due to omission of rear reflex reflectors.

    Remedy: The dealer will install the necessary rear reflex reflectors, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.

    Model years: 1977

  2. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 77V126000 Reported 2,263 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    On the involved vehicles, the steering wheel retainer nut and both ends of the intermediate steering shaft assembly universal joint retaining hardware (consisting of the pinch bolt and nuts), may not have been tightened to specifications. This would allow the nuts to loosen and gradually back off.

    Remedy: Dealer will tighten all suspect nuts to correct specifications, without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977

  3. Structure

    NHTSA 77V061000 Reported 2,270 vehicles potentially affected AM GENERAL CORPORATION

    The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity". When subjected to a 30 m.p.h. Fixed barrier collision test, the frame side rails collapsed and the bracketry attached to one of the rails supporting the fuel assembly ruptured or punctured the fuel tank. This could allow…

    Remedy: Dealer will remount the fuel tank to the body floor pan and structure, and shield the frame reinforcement to prevent penetration.

    Model years: 1977

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.