NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2001 Saab 9-3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Saab 9-3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2001 Saab 9-3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2001 Saab 9-3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 06V126000
- Reported
- April 20, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,886
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Saab 9-3
Electrical system: ignition: module
- Campaign
- 05V399000
- Reported
- September 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,202
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 9-3, 1 other model
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 2002 9-3, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 01V168000
- Reported
- May 18, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,073
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2000 9-3, 1 other model
2001 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3, the newest on November 25, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (24%) and the fuel system, gasoline (22%).
1 of the 2001 Saab 9-3's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Saab 9-3 owners gave the mileage (48 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System23
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Fuel System, Gasoline13
- Air Bags4
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Seats2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 17. 17% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Saab 9-3 drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Saab 9-3 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Saab 9-3 years.
The 59 complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saab 9-3 by model year
Other 2001 Saab models
Newest record on this page: November 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted