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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Saab 9-5 Recalls

The 2009 Saab 9-5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Saab 9-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Saab 9-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2009 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 2006–2008 9-5, 2 other models

16V063000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Saab 9-5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2009 Saab 9-5, the newest on February 22, 2017.

In complaints about the 2009 Saab 9-5, the component group named most often is the air bags (100%).

The 2009 Saab 9-5's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags2

Of the 2009 Saab 9-5 complaints, 0% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 2 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Saab models

Newest record on this page: February 22, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted