NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Saab 9-7X Recalls
The 2008 Saab 9-7X has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 14, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Saab 9-7X. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Saab 9-7X, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Saab 9-7X
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 9-7X, 7 other models
2008 Saab 9-7X complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-7X, the newest on May 21, 2020. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-7X, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (41%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the engine (18%).
The 2008 Saab 9-7X's only recall also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2008 Saab 9-7X owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 72,246 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting9
- Electrical System6
- Engine4
- Air Bags2
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Steering2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Saab 9-7X peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 9. 9% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 22 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Saab models
Newest record on this page: May 21, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted