The 1973 Jeep Wagoneer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 180,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
VISIBILITY87V1780001987-11-23180,000 affected
Defect
THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.
Consequence
WINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.
Complaints by component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving approximately 70 mph on interstate highway tire pressure on all 4 tires had been checked evening before, at 34-35 psi all tires.*ak tire just "came apart" (no blowout, no flat) -- appears as if entire sidewall separated from internal belts (tread was still intact, inside sidewall…”
“While driving approximately 70 mph on interstate highway tire pressure on all 4 tires had been checked evening before, at 34-35 psi all tires.*ak tire just "came apart" (no blowout, no flat) -- appears as if entire sidewall separated from internal belts (tread was still intact, inside sidewall…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1973 Jeep Wagoneer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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