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Am General FJ8cYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Am General FJ8c.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls31984 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Am General FJ8c years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the FJ8c median. Tap a year for its full report.

'84
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1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Am General FJ8c problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
3 recalls

Am General FJ8c recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Engine and engine cooling: engine88V-132 · 1984 · Aug 8, 1988 · 5,645 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling: engine87V-041 · 1984 · Apr 7, 1987 · 5,645 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly84V-087 · 1984 · Aug 1, 1984 · 497 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the FJ8c

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA88009 · 1984 · closed Jan 9, 1990
    Led to recall 88V-132
  2. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE87024 · 1984–1987 · closed May 1, 1987
    Led to recall 87V-041