NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Saab 9-5 Recalls
The 2008 Saab 9-5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 20
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 Saab 9-5
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 9-5, 2 other models
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 2002–2007 9-5
2008 Saab 9-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-5, the newest on January 28, 2020.
In complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the air bags (95%), followed by the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2008 Saab 9-5's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags19
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-5 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 13. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 20 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Saab models
Newest record on this page: January 28, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted