Defect
FRONT WHEELS MAY WOBBLE DUE TO THE INADVERTENT OMISSION OF A WHEEL BEARING CUP DURING ASSEMBLY.
Remedy
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF BEARING PARTS ARE DISCOVERED TO BE MISSING, THEY WILL BE INSTALLED BEFORE THE VEHICLES ARE SOLD.
1984 American Motors Eagle Recalls
Recalls on record Updated July 2026
The 1984 American Motors Eagle has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 40 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
Complaints by component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1984 american motors eagle. Consumer requests recall notice information for vehicle. *smd”
“Passive restraints: driver's and passenger's seat belt buckles broke and the entire seatbelt system failed, cause unknown. *ak”
Defect investigations
Investigation EA88009 Opened 1987-11-16 · closed 1990-01-09
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
ANALYSIS:MANY OF THE REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE PLASTIC VALVE COVER OR THE\TV GASKETING MATERIAL LOSES ITS STRUCTURAL AND/OR SEALING INTEGRITY DUE TOTHE HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMC 258 ENGINE.TESTINGPERFORMED BY A LOCAL FLEET CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVINGCONDITIONS, MOTOR OIL…
Sources & methodology
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 American Motors Eagle as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.