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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible Recalls

The 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 19, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
04V557000
Reported
November 19, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 17,394
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V557000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible, the newest on August 23, 2013. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (25%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

The 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System8
  • Fuel System, Gasoline6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling3
  • Power Train2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
  • Tires2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20022
20032
20045
20051
20064
20072
20082
20093
20101
20131

Complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 5. 42% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Saab 9-3 Convertible by model year

Other 2001 Saab models

Newest record on this page: August 23, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted