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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Saab 9-7X Recalls

The 2005 Saab 9-7X has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Saab 9-7X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
25

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Saab 9-7X, 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 9-7X

Visibility: power window devices and controls

Campaign
14V404000
Reported
July 2, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 184,611
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 9-7X, 5 other models

14V404000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
13V248000
Reported
June 13, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 193,652
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 9-7X, 5 other models

13V248000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Saab 9-7X complaints by year

NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-7X, the newest on December 10, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-7X, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (32%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the fuel system, gasoline (24%).

1 of the 2005 Saab 9-7X's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2005 Saab 9-7X owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting8
  • Electrical System7
  • Fuel System, Gasoline6
  • Suspension2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Air Bags1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-7X received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20062
20102
20116
20122
20131
20142
20154
20162
20172
20181
20251

Complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-7X peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 6. 8% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 3/5

The 25 complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-7X are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Saab 9-7X by model year

Other 2005 Saab models

Newest record on this page: December 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted