Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1980 Jeep Cherokee

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
2
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
87V178000·VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1987-11-23

THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.

RiskWINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.

FixOWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.

80V023000·POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT1980-03-05

THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY. A DAMAGED BEARING COULD RESULT IN AXLE AND WHEEL DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.

FixTHE DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ALONG WITH SEALS, RETAINER RINGS AND PLATES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

79V239000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1979-10-30

INCORRECT HEADLAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR EXPORT ONLY AND DO NOT MEET U.S. REQUIREMENTS.

FixTHE RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLAMPS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA88009·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1987-11-16 → 1990-01-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall88V132000

EA88005·VISIBILITY1987-10-23 → 1989-03-28

ELEC. REAR WINDOW

Led to recall87V178000

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