SAAB 900 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

SAAB 900 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of SAAB 900 recalls and defective parts found on SAAB 900 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the SAAB 900 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For SAAB 900

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1995 SAAB 900 AIR BAGS Recall
1995 SAAB 900	AIR BAGS Units affected: 20476	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 2002-11-14
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) IS DESIGNED TO SENSE AND DISCRIMINATE FRONTAL IMPACT EVENTS, COMMAND AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND PERFORM CONTINUOUS DIAGNOSTICS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INSUFFICIENT SEALING OF THE BOTTOM OF AN ELECTROLYTE CAPACITOR, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR IT TO LEAK ELECTROLYTE WITHIN THE AIR BAG ECU. ALSO, IN HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS, THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER CAN CAUSE RAPID COOLING OF THE ECU, WHICH IN TURN MAY CAUSE THE FORMATION OF CONDENSATION WITH THE UNIT.
1998 SAAB 900 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
1998 SAAB 900	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 12036	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 2001-07-02
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. STATIC ELECTRICITY CAN BUILD UP WITHIN THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE AND CREATE ENOUGH OF A CHARGE TO CAUSE AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MOST OF THESE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN COOLER, DRY WEATHER, AND HAVE GENERALLY INCLUDED DUSTING OR WIPING OF THE DASHBOARD, STARTING THE CAR, OR CLOSING THE DOOR.
1997-1998 SAAB 900 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
1997-1998 SAAB 900	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 39313	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1998-06-23
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAG ALERT LABEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
1994-1998 SAAB 900 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Recall
1994-1998 SAAB 900	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Units affected: 92505	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1998-02-24
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPERLY AIMING THE HEADLIGHTING SYSTEM WERE OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
1994-1997 SAAB 900 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1994-1997 SAAB 900	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 52500	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1997-03-21
Summary: CORROSION AROUND THE ZINC-COATED THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER BUSHING CAN CAUSE THE THROTTLE LEVER TO BIND.
1996 SAAB 900 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
1996 SAAB 900	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 1058	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1996-05-03
Summary: DURING STATIC TESTING OF BELT ANCHORAGE POINTS, THE OUTBOARD ATTACHMENT PLATE BEING USED IN THE TESTING DEFORMED AND DETACHED FROM THE SEAT ANCHORAGE. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES" AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
1995 SAAB 900 STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1995 SAAB 900	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 8988	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1996-01-23
Summary: THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE COLUMN TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
1995 SAAB 900 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Recall
1995 SAAB 900	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Units affected: 5383	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1995-03-29
Summary: UPON STARTUP, A VOLTAGE DROP TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE A MALFUNCTION WHERE ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATES FROM 600 TO 3,000 RPM FOR UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE NORMAL ENGINE IDLE OF 900 RPM.
1994-1995 SAAB 900 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Recall
1994-1995 SAAB 900	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Units affected: 8993	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1995-03-29
Summary: IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE REVERSE GEAR POSITION, REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, AND STILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, OR, TO ACCIDENTLY DISENGAGE REVERSE BY STRIKING THE GEAR LEVER.
1994-1995 SAAB 900 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
1994-1995 SAAB 900	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 10584	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 1994-11-18
Summary: ONE OR MORE OF THE ARC WELDS CAN BE MISSING ON THE SEAT BACK FRAME RECLINER.