NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Saturn Aura Recalls
The 2009 Saturn Aura has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Saturn Aura. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 390
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Saturn Aura, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 Saturn Aura
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 Aura, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Aura, 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 12V460000
- Reported
- September 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 Aura, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 09V073000
- Reported
- March 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Aura, 2 other models
2009 Saturn Aura complaints by year
NHTSA has received 390 owner complaints about the 2009 Saturn Aura, the newest on June 18, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Saturn Aura, the component group named most often is the steering (54%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2009 Saturn Aura's 5 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2009 Saturn Aura owners gave the mileage (331 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering210
- Power Train65
- Electrical System59
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)59
- Service Brakes40
- Vehicle Speed Control29
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 67 | |
| 2015 | 70 | |
| 2016 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2009 Saturn Aura peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 70. 3% 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 390 complaints about the 2009 Saturn Aura are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Aura by model year
Other 2009 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: June 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted