NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2004 Saab 9-5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Saab 9-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Saab 9-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2004 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 2002–2003, 2005–2008 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
2004 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-5, the newest on May 10, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (68%), followed by the engine (11%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
None of the 2004 Saab 9-5's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Saab 9-5 owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 31,821 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System13
- Engine2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Structure2
- Tires2
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 37% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 19 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Saab models
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted