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American Motors SpiritYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 3 safety recalls on record for the American Motors Spirit.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: StructureSafety recalls31981–1985 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'81'82'85
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1985Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Spirit problems

All model years combined: 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
Structure10
3 recalls

American Motors Spirit recalls

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

–Manual transmission: lubricant82V-126 · 1982 · Dec 13, 1982 · 9,715 vehicles–Wiring: front underhood81V-110 · 1982 · Sep 22, 1981 · 15,500 vehicles–Vehicle speed control81V-081 · 1981 · Jul 6, 1981 · 11,162 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Spirit

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA88009 · 1980–1985 · closed Jan 9, 1990
    Led to recall 88V-132