1981 JEEP CJ7 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Defect Description

THE TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CONTROL ROD SPRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO CLOSE MORE SLOWLY THAN NORMAL. VEHICLES MAY RETURN TO IDLE SLOWLY.

Remedy

EACH END OF THE SPRING WILL BE INSPECTED AND RELOCATED, IF NECESSARY, TO ENSURE CORRECT POSITIONING.

1,724 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

Defect Description

SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH TONGUE-END REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES INSTEAD OF THE BUCKLE END AND TONGUE-END ASSEMBLIES. WITHOUT THE BUCKLE END ASSEMBLIES, THE REAR SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE FASTENED.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REAR SEAT BELTS, IF INCORRECT BELTS WERE INSTALLED, AT NO CHARGE.

478 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION

No complaints found for this vehicle.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — JEEP CJ7

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1988

FIRES CAUSED BY CLTCH LK

NO SAFETY DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN DETECTED.===

JEEP CJ7 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the JEEP CJ7 across all model years (1972–1982).

17 Total Recalls

17 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

5 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

JEEP CJ7 — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
1986	0	2	View
1985	0	6	View
1983	0	6	View
1982	1	0	View
1981 (current)	2	0
1979	2	0	View
1978	2	1	View
1977	1	0	View
1976	4	2	View
1975	2	0	View
1974	1	0	View
1973	1	0	View
1972	1	0	View

Other JEEP Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
GRAND CHEROKEE	384	39,569	View
WRANGLER	313	22,084	View
CHEROKEE	297	20,619	View
WAGONEER	98	662	View
LIBERTY	92	11,701	View
COMPASS	53	5,936	View
GRAND WAGONEER	53	298	View
GLADIATOR	47	1,287	View