NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2005 Saab 9-3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 12, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Saab 9-3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 95
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2005 Saab 9-3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 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 2004, 2006–2011 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 2003–2004 9-3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2011 9-3, 2 other models
2005 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 95 owner complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-3, the newest on August 3, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the suspension (31%), followed by the seat belts (23%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2005 Saab 9-3's 3 recalls also concerns the seat belts.
Where 2005 Saab 9-3 owners gave the mileage (78 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension29
- Seat Belts22
- Air Bags12
- Electrical System9
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Saab 9-3 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Saab 9-3 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Saab 9-3 years.
The 95 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 Saab models
Newest record on this page: August 3, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted