By year
Owner complaints about AM General vehicles peaked at 10 in 2005
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
AM General
The complete NHTSA record for AM General vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most AM General recalls are filed by Am General.
Owner complaints in the last five years254 on file in all, across 12 models
Recall campaigns560 in five years
Severity index16.7Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations3192 service bulletins
Components
Visibility and wipers draws the most owner complaints about AM General vehicles, 14% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Hummer has the most complaints of any AM General model
Every AM General model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hummer | 1992 to 2003 | 40 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| AM General | 1999 to 2000 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M998 | 1984 to 1991 | 3 | 33.3 | 16 | 0 |
| H2 | 2003 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MV-1 | 2014 to 2016 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| FJ8C | 1984 to 1987 | 0 | None | 3 | 5 |
| M44A2 | 1988 to 1989 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 10240 | 1980 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| DJ5M | 1983 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| H1 | 2003 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| M916 | 1980 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| M939 | 1984 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a AM General product
- 11E-034 Aug 31, 2011
Cracks may develop in the welds that attach the steering gear bracket to the frame
Structure · 1,513 vehicles - 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
Equipment · 122k vehicles - 06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles - 02V-306 Nov 13, 2002
On certain vehicles, the fuel lines can contact a rough edge on the transmission case, resulting in chaffed lines and fuel leakage
Fuel system · 25 vehicles - 01V-336 Oct 31, 2001
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles
Lighting · 2,839 vehicles - 00V-005 Jan 11, 2000
Vehicle description: a potential chafing condition occurs between the flexible brake lines which connect the master cylinder to the abs modulator
Brakes · 980 vehicles - 99V-059 Mar 23, 1999
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles
Brakes · 186 vehicles - 96V-178-002 Sep 27, 1996
Vehicle description: buses equipped with isringhausen seats in the driver position
Seats · 1,000 vehicles - 96V-049 Mar 12, 1996
Coating used to protect the accelerator pedal shaft is incompatible with the bronze bushing through which the shaft passes
Speed control · 3,000 vehicles - 95V-161 Aug 18, 1995
Under high ambient temperatures (greater than 95 degrees fahrenheit) and the fuel tank level between 1/4 and 1/2 full, the fuel tank internal…
Fuel system · 463 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.