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AM General M998

Every AM General M998 model year on file, 1984 to 1991. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years31 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81984 to 1991
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1984 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751198411985198619871988198919901991
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the AM General M998 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each AM General M998 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

AM General M998 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1991Not decoded10.0100100
1990Not decoded0NoneNone100
1989Not decoded0NoneNone100
1988Not decoded0NoneNone200
1987Not decoded0NoneNone200
1986Not decoded10.0100300
1985Not decoded0NoneNone300
1984Not decoded1100.0100300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the AM General M998

  • 91V-030 Feb 19, 1991
    Automatic shoulder belt retraction mechanism does not fully retract the belt after it is extended, either by movement of the upper torso or after…
    Seat belts · 10k vehicles
  • 89V-195 Nov 8, 1989
    Nato slave receptacle may be incorrectly installed with an insufficient clearance between the positive and negative shell
    Electrical system · 29k vehicles
  • 88V-183 Nov 23, 1988
    Military nato slave receptacle is not waterproof and when submerged in water a current path is created
    Electrical system · 50k vehicles
  • 87V-027 Mar 5, 1987
    Welds that attach the brake pedal arm to the cross shaft may not withstand a panic stop and/or fatigue load inputs
    Brakes · 10k vehicles
  • 87V-026 Jan 5, 1987
    Neutral safety switch may become permanently closed, allowing vehicle to be started in any gear
    Powertrain · 8,982 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.