NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2002 Saab 9-3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 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
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2002 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 2002 Saab 9-3
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 2003 9-3, 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 2000–2001 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 2001 9-3, 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 01V314000
- Reported
- October 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,366
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Saab 9-3
2002 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-3, the newest on November 14, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2002 Saab 9-3's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2002 Saab 9-3 owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System14
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Power Train5
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Seat Belts3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 6. 27% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Saab 9-3 drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Saab 9-3 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Saab 9-3 years.
The 37 complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Saab models
Newest record on this page: November 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted