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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Saturn Relay Recalls

The 2006 Saturn Relay has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 7, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Saturn Relay. 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
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 Saturn Relay, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2006 Saturn Relay

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
05V552000
Reported
December 7, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 32,068
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 22 other models

05V552000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
09E005000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005, 2007 Relay, 10 other models

09E005000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Saturn Relay complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2006 Saturn Relay, the newest on October 1, 2017. Of these, 2 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2006 Saturn Relay, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (16%) and the latches/locks/linkages (16%).

None of the 2006 Saturn Relay's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2006 Saturn Relay owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train4
  • Fuel System, Gasoline3
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages3
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
  • Structure3
  • Air Bags2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Saturn Relay received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20064
20072
20083
20091
20101
20112
20131
20144
20171

Complaints about the 2006 Saturn Relay peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 4. 53% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 19 complaints about the 2006 Saturn Relay are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Saturn Relay by model year

Other 2006 Saturn models

Newest record on this page: October 1, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted