1975 American Motors Pacer Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1975 American Motors Pacer has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 425,918 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 78V048000 1978-03-09 411,333 affected
Defect

THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM SENSOR CIRCUIT CONTAINS A TWO-WIRE CONNECTOR WHICH COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN THE ENGINE IGNITION. THIS DIFFICULTY MAY BE CAUSED BY MECHANICAL OR CHEMICAL ACTIONS AT THE CONNECTOR.

Remedy

THE TWO-WIRE CONNECTOR WILL BE MODIFIED BY THE DEALER BY CUTTING AND SOLDER-SPLICING THE WIRES.

EQUIPMENT 75V104000 1975-05-28 909 affected
Defect

AMERICAN MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO JACK.POSSIBILITY THAT THE JACK ASSEMBLY DOES NOTMEET THE MINIMUM STABILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER LOAD IN RAISED POSITION.(CORRECT BY REPLACING JACK ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF KNOWN CAPABILITY).

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 75V045000 1975-03-18 13,676 affected
Defect

AMERICAN MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO SILCLIP.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUEL LINE RETAINERCLIP WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH WOULD ALLOW FUEL HOSE TO BEAR AGAINST THEFRONT ENGINE/SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER.CAUSING ABRASION AND HOSE FAILURE WITHSUBSEQUENT FUEL LEAKAGE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND PROPERLY ROUTING HOSE BYPLACING RETAINER…

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 1975 American Motors Pacer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.