NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Saab 9-2X Recalls
The 2005 Saab 9-2X has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Saab 9-2X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Saab 9-2X, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Saab 9-2X
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V001000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 258,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 9-2X, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V003000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 9-2X, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V323000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 432,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 11V464000
- Reported
- September 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 318,215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 9-2X, 2 other models
2005 Saab 9-2X complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-2X, the newest on February 10, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-2X, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (24%) and the suspension (15%).
3 of the 2005 Saab 9-2X's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Saab 9-2X owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags46
- Fuel/Propulsion System27
- Suspension17
- Fuel System, Gasoline14
- Engine8
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-2X peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 28. 5% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 111 complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-2X are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saab 9-2X by model year
Other 2005 Saab models
Newest record on this page: February 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted