NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Saab 9-3 Recalls
The 2011 Saab 9-3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Saab 9-3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 Saab 9-3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 Saab 9-3
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 2006–2010 9-3, 2 other models
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 14V318000
- Reported
- June 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,789
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2010 9-3
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11V015000
- Reported
- January 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 9-3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2010 9-3, 2 other models
2011 Saab 9-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2011 Saab 9-3, the newest on June 1, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2011 Saab 9-3, the component group named most often is the air bags (83%), followed by the seat belts (10%) and the engine (3%).
1 of the 2011 Saab 9-3's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags25
- Seat Belts3
- Engine1
- Power Train1
- Service Brakes1
- Suspension1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Saab 9-3 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 15. 3% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 30 complaints about the 2011 Saab 9-3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saab 9-3 by model year
Other 2011 Saab models
Newest record on this page: June 1, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted