1999 SAAB 9-5 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1999 SAAB 9-5 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1999 SAAB 9-5 recalls and defects found on 1999 SAAB 9-5 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1999 SAAB 9-5 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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Most Recent Recalls For 1999 SAAB 9-5

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1999-2003 SAAB 9-5 WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB Recall
1999-2003 SAAB 9-5	WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB Units affected: 70726	SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Date: 2003-01-13
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF AN OWNER CHANGES THEIR WHEELS/TIRES BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER USING A STEEL WHEEL IN THE WINTER AND AN ALLOY WHEEL IN THE SUMMER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR RUST AND CONTAMINATION TO BUILD UP ON THE WHEEL HUB DURING THE STEEL WHEEL USAGE. IF THIS OCCURS AND THE CONTAMINATION IS NOT REMOVED, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AFTER THE TIRE CHANGE SERVICE, SOME OF THIS CONTAMINATION COULD FLAKE OR GRIND AWAY RESULTING IN REDUCED CLAMPING FORCE OF THE WHEEL TO THE HUB. OVER SEVERAL SEASONS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS REDUCED FORCE COULD RESULT IN FRACTURES DEVELOPING IN THE WHEEL BOLTS DUE TO WHEEL TO HUB MOVEMENT.
1999 SAAB 9-5 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
1999 SAAB 9-5	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."