NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2005 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 2005 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
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 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 2005 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, 2006–2008 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 2001–2004 9-5, 2 other models
2005 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-5, the newest on December 17, 2012. Of these, 2 describe a crash (18%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the air bags (18%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the equipment (18%).
None of the 2005 Saab 9-5's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2005 Saab 9-5 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Equipment2
- Exterior Lighting2
- Suspension2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 5. 0% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 11 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 Saab models
Newest record on this page: December 17, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted