NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2002 Saab 9-5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Saab 9-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Saab 9-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2002 Saab 9-5
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 08V160000
- Reported
- April 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008 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 2001, 2003–2005 9-5, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition: module
- Campaign
- 06V410000
- Reported
- October 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,078
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 9-5
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 9-5, 1 other model
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 03V006000
- Reported
- January 13, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 9-5
Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
- Campaign
- 02V006000
- Reported
- January 4, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,601
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Saab 9-5
2002 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-5, the newest on June 5, 2014. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (51%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (15%) and the fuel system, gasoline (9%).
2 of the 2002 Saab 9-5's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2002 Saab 9-5 owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System27
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Power Train3
- Seat Belts3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 11. 38% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 53 complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Saab models
Newest record on this page: June 5, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted