NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Saturn Vue Recalls
The 2009 Saturn Vue has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 24, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Saturn Vue. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 118
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Saturn Vue, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Saturn Vue
Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
- Campaign
- 08V616000
- Reported
- November 24, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,149
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Saturn Vue
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 08V470000
- Reported
- September 17, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,408
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Vue
2009 Saturn Vue complaints by year
NHTSA has received 118 owner complaints about the 2009 Saturn Vue, the newest on October 7, 2025. Of these, 8 describe a crash (7%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Saturn Vue, the component group named most often is the steering (32%), followed by the electrical system (30%) and the power train (12%).
2 of the 2009 Saturn Vue's 2 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2009 Saturn Vue owners gave the mileage (99 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering38
- Electrical System35
- Power Train14
- Air Bags10
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)9
- Service Brakes9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Saturn Vue peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 30. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Saturn Vue drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Saturn Vue year in the same window: 8th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Saturn Vue years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 118 complaints about the 2009 Saturn Vue are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Vue by model year
Other 2009 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted