1983 American Motors EagleProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1983 American Motors Eagle, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through June 3, 1999. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1983 American Motors Eagle has problems

1 complaint 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
Electrical system11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1983 American Motors Eagle recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1983 vs. every other Eagle year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Eagle median. How we score

'80'81'82'83'84'85'87
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1983 American Motors Eagle, and the recalls they led to.

  1. REAR AXLE FAILUREEA86024 · closed Nov 3, 1987
    No recall
  2. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA88009 · closed Jan 9, 1990
    Led to recall 88V-132
In owners' words

What Eagle owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

VEHICLE FIRE; 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Complaint 838824 · Jun 3, 1999

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