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Jeep CJ8

Every Jeep CJ8 model year on file, 1983 to 1988. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61983 to 1988
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1984 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.7511983198411985198619871988
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Jeep CJ8 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Jeep CJ8 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.

Jeep CJ8 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1988Not decoded0NoneNone010
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Not decoded0NoneNone010
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1984Not decoded10.0100110
1983Not decoded0NoneNone010
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Jeep CJ8

  • 88V-009 Jan 27, 1988
    Steering system left tie rod end may develop a fatigue crack in the treaded part of the rod due to improper heat treatment
    Steering ยท 230 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.