NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2008 Saab 9-3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 184
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 Saab 9-3
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V063000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113,716
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011 9-3, 2 other models
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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 9-3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007, 2009–2011 9-3, 2 other models
2008 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 184 owner complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-3, the newest on June 26, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the engine (36%) and the fuel/propulsion system (7%).
1 of the 2008 Saab 9-3's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2008 Saab 9-3 owners gave the mileage (107 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags71
- Engine66
- Fuel/Propulsion System13
- Electrical System11
- Power Train10
- Seat Belts10
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 65 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 65. 4% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 184 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Saab models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted