The 1975 Jeep Wagoneer has 5 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 294,195 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.
WINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.
OWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.
VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH WIRE CONNECTORS THAT FAIL TO ALLOW THE CURRENT FLOW NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE ENGINE IGNITION.
DEALER WILL INSTALL IMPROVED WIRE CONNECTORS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
AMERICAN MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO TB5, FUELPLUG CAMPAIGN.EQUIPPED WITH 360/401 4VCARBURETOR.POSSIBILITY THAT CARBURETOR WASH MANUFACTURED WITH AN IMPROPERSECONDARY THROTTLE STOP LEVER, WHICH MAY CAUSE THROTTLE TO HANG-UP.THISCONDITION IF IT EXISTS COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING TO AN EXCESSIVESPEED.(CORRECT BY…
AMERICAN MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO TB5, FUELPLUG CAMPAIGN.EQUIPPED WITH 360/401 4VCARBURETOR.POSSIBILITY THAT THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET PLUG MAY BECOMEDISLODGED.IF THIS OCCURS, LOSS OF FUEL AND POSSIBILITY OF FIRE MAY RESULT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND INSTALLING NEW PLUG WITH EXOPY SEALER.)
AMERICAN MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO PEDWELD.POSSIBILITY THAT THE THROTTLE PEDALBALLCRANK TO CROSS SHAFT WELD HAS INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND MAY FAIL, CAUSINGLOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING COMPLETEASSEMBLY WITH A NEW IMPROVED ASSEMBLY)
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Coil/cap malfunctioned.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1975 Jeep Wagoneer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.