NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2001 Saab 9-5 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Saab 9-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2001 Saab 9-5, 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 9-5
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 07V087000
- Reported
- March 7, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 9-5, 2 other models
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 9-5, 1 other model
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 03V006000
- Reported
- January 13, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 9-5
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 9-5, 1 other model
2001 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-5, the newest on January 29, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (59%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (22%) and the fuel system, gasoline (17%).
1 of the 2001 Saab 9-5's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Saab 9-5 owners gave the mileage (66 complaints), the median was 62,453 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System48
- Engine And Engine Cooling18
- Fuel System, Gasoline14
- Wheels4
- Equipment2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 22. 18% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 82 complaints about the 2001 Saab 9-5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saab 9-5 by model year
Other 2001 Saab models
Newest record on this page: January 29, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted