Vehicle recall 82V126000 · December 13, 1982
American Motors Concord, Eagle and 1 more model
Original production transmission lubricant used in the involved vehicles, may not provide adequate lubrication to protect the transmission"s first gear.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Original production transmission lubricant used in the involved vehicles, may not provide adequate lubrication to protect the transmission"s first gear.
- Remedy
- The dealer will replace the original production lubricant with an extreme pressure lubricant at no charge to the owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with T4 and T5 manualtransmissions.system: power train; manual transmission, lubricant.consequences of defect: in extreme cases, the transmission could fail tooperate due to lack of lubrication. This failure could occur without priorwarning and may result in a vehicle accident.note: prior to servicing, owner is advised to avoid driving at highway speeds.on vehicles equipped with 5-speed transmission, avoid using the fifth gear.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 82V126000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 13, 1982
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- January 6, 1983
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9,715
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Manual transmission › Lubricant
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- American Motors Concord (1982): 1982
- American Motors Eagle (1982): 1982
- American Motors Spirit (1982): 1982
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