The defect
PLASTIC PRODUCTION ENGINE VALVE ROCKER COVER MAY LEAK OIL DUE TO WARPING OR IMPROPER SEALING.
The risk
OIL COULD IGNITE AND CREATE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE ENGINE VALVE ROCKER COVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AM General FJ8C | 1984 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM General FJ8C | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the engine and engine cooling; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 88V184000 25 Nov 1988 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 88V178000 14 Nov 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V161000 18 Oct 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V133000 9 Aug 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V093000 13 Jun 1988 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 88V046000 29 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V042000 28 Mar 1988 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988