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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Saab 9-2X Recalls

The 2006 Saab 9-2X has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Saab 9-2X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 Saab 9-2X, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2006 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 2005 9-2X, 6 other models

20V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
20V002000
Reported
January 2, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 127,547
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 6 other models

20V002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005 9-2X, 6 other models

20V003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V016000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 62,764
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 3 other models

17V016000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V358000
Reported
May 25, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 302,127
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 6 other models

16V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V359000
Reported
May 25, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 146,010
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 5 other models

16V359000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005 9-2X, 2 other models

11V464000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Saab 9-2X complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2006 Saab 9-2X, the newest on August 9, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2006 Saab 9-2X, the component group named most often is the air bags (80%), followed by the exterior lighting (20%) and the engine (10%).

6 of the 2006 Saab 9-2X's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags8
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Engine1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Saab 9-2X received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20141
20153
20161
20173
20201
20241

Complaints about the 2006 Saab 9-2X peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 10 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 Saab models

Newest record on this page: August 9, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted