NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Saturn Outlook Recalls
The 2008 Saturn Outlook has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Saturn Outlook. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 633
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Saturn Outlook, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Saturn Outlook
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Outlook, 3 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 14V118000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Outlook, 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Outlook, 16 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V441000
- Reported
- August 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 857,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Outlook, 14 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 08V410000
- Reported
- August 14, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,809
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Outlook, 2 other models
2008 Saturn Outlook complaints by year
NHTSA has received 633 owner complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook, the newest on October 30, 2024. Of these, 6 describe a crash (1%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (39%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the power train (20%).
2 of the 2008 Saturn Outlook's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Saturn Outlook owners gave the mileage (538 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting247
- Electrical System164
- Power Train127
- Air Bags97
- Structure46
- Steering45
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 112 | |
| 2011 | 132 | |
| 2012 | 37 | |
| 2013 | 74 | |
| 2014 | 87 | |
| 2015 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 37 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 132. 41% 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
- Rollover: 4/5
The 633 complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Outlook by model year
Other 2008 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: October 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted