Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 American Motors Encore

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.

1
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

1 campaign
85V007000·STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1985-01-14

THE MANUAL STEERING GEAR UNIT MAY LACK INTEGRITY DUE TO THE HEAVY USE OF ROAD SALT IN CERTAIN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW FALL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DAMAGE TO THE STEERING GEAR COULD CAUSE HANDLING DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE THE STEERING GEAR, AS NECESSARY, AND INSTALL A PROTECTIVE SPLASH SHIELD.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE88015·SUSPENSION1988-01-15 → 1988-06-08

FRONT SWAY BAR SEPARATION

PE87062·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1987-09-28 → 1988-03-31

BRAKE FAILURE

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