NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2003 Saab 9-5 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 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
- 47
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 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 2002, 2004–2008 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 2001–2002, 2004–2005 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 2002 9-5
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 03V006000
- Reported
- January 13, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 9-5
2003 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 47 owner complaints about the 2003 Saab 9-5, the newest on December 12, 2020. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (53%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (17%) and the suspension (11%).
1 of the 2003 Saab 9-5's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2003 Saab 9-5 owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System25
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Suspension5
- Tires5
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 8. 28% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 47 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Saab models
Newest record on this page: December 12, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted