American Motors EagleYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the American Motors Eagle.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints8Top: Seat belts Safety recalls101980–1987 model years

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

Best & worst years

American Motors Eagle 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 Eagle median. Tap a year for its full report.

0 0 2 1 2 2 1

'80'81'82'83'84'85'87

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1987Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1985Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1984Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 1983Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1982Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Eagle problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Seat belts

1Engine and engine cooling

1Fuel system, gasoline

1Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

1Steering

1Power train

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Seat belts	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0
Electrical system	1	1
Steering	1	0
Power train	1	0

10 recalls

American Motors Eagle recalls

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

Spindle: arm83V-119 · 1984 · Nov 15, 1983 · 40 vehicles Manual transmission: lubricant82V-126 · 1982 · Dec 13, 1982 · 9,715 vehicles Visibility: windshield82V-053 · 1982 · May 24, 1982 · 509 vehicles Wiring: front underhood81V-110 · 1982 · Sep 22, 1981 · 15,500 vehicles Vehicle speed control81V-081 · 1981 · Jul 6, 1981 · 11,162 vehicles Power train: axle hubs81V-007 · 1981 · Jan 9, 1981 · 505 vehicles Seat belts81V-016 · 1981 · Jan 4, 1981 · 742 vehicles Driveline: universal joint79V-240 · 1980 · Oct 30, 1979 · 666 vehicles Axle assembly: axle shaft79V-199 · 1980 · Sep 10, 1979 · 3,310 vehicles Exterior lighting: tail lights79V-194 · 1980 · Aug 28, 1979 · 6,000 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Eagle

Nov 16, 1987
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA88009 · 1980–1985 · closed Jan 9, 1990
Led to recall 88V-132
Aug 7, 1986
REAR AXLE FAILUREEA86024 · 1980–1983 · closed Nov 3, 1987
No recall