Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 AM General M998

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
88V183000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1988-11-23

THE MILITARY NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE IS NOT WATERPROOF AND WHEN SUBMERGED IN WATER A CURRENT PATH IS CREATED.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN A DIRECT ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUITAND THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OF THE NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE.

FixDISCONNECT NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE TO PREVENT FIRE HAZARD.

87V027000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1987-03-05

WELDS THAT ATTACH THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO THE CROSS SHAFT MAY NOT WITHSTAND A PANIC STOP AND/OR FATIGUE LOAD INPUTS.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.

FixREPLACE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH NEW ASSEMBLY.

87V026000·POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)1987-01-05

NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY CLOSED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.

RiskLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT.

FixINSTALL DECAL WARNING DRIVER TO ENGAGE PARK BRAKE AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, INSTALL A WATERPROOF SAFETY SWITCH TO REPLACE NEUTRAL SWITCH.

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