NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2004 Saab 9-3 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 12, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Saab 9-3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 207
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2004 Saab 9-3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2004 Saab 9-3
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 14V318000
- Reported
- June 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,789
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 9-3
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 10V043000
- Reported
- February 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,126
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Saab 9-3
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 05V236000
- Reported
- May 19, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,654
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 9-3
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 04V226000
- Reported
- May 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 9-3
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 03V514000
- Reported
- December 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Saab 9-3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2011 9-3, 2 other models
2004 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 207 owner complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-3, the newest on July 15, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the seat belts (38%), followed by the suspension (25%) and the air bags (10%).
3 of the 2004 Saab 9-3's 6 recalls also concern the seat belts.
Where 2004 Saab 9-3 owners gave the mileage (170 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seat Belts79
- Suspension52
- Air Bags20
- Electrical System13
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Fuel System, Gasoline6
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 30 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 30. 14% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Saab 9-3 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Saab 9-3 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
The 207 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Saab models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted