NHTSA Campaign 03V006000
WHEELS:HUB
NHTSA campaign 03V006000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels: hub. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 03V006000 with NHTSA on January 13, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V006000, NHTSA lists up to 70,726 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 26, 1997 and October 10, 2002.
The 03V006000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V006000 were scheduled from March 31, 2003, 77 days after the report.
03V006000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V006000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V006000 vehicles, the 2001 Saab 9-5 has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V006000 ranks 3 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF AN OWNER CHANGES THEIR WHEELS/TIRES BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER USING A STEEL WHEEL IN THE WINTER AND AN ALLOY WHEEL IN THE SUMMER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR RUST AND CONTAMINATION TO BUILD UP ON THE WHEEL HUB DURING THE STEEL WHEEL USAGE. IF THIS OCCURS AND THE CONTAMINATION IS NOT REMOVED, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AFTER THE TIRE CHANGE SERVICE, SOME OF THIS CONTAMINATION COULD FLAKE OR GRIND AWAY RESULTING IN REDUCED CLAMPING FORCE OF THE WHEEL TO THE HUB. OVER SEVERAL SEASONS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS REDUCED FORCE COULD RESULT IN FRACTURES DEVELOPING IN THE WHEEL BOLTS DUE TO WHEEL TO HUB MOVEMENT.
- The risk
- THESE FRACTURES WOULD RESULT IN WHEEL BOLT BREAKAGE, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE WHEEL HUB, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY MAIL AND ASKED WHETHER THEY CHANGE BETWEEN STEEL AND ALLOY WHEELS. IF THEY DO ENGAGE IN THIS PRACTICE, THEY WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO BRING THEIR CARS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE WHEELS, CLEAN ANY CONTAMINATION FROM THE WHEEL AND WHEEL HUB, AND REPLACE THE WHEELS USING NEW IMPROVED BOLTS WITH ATTACHED WASHERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 31, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- SAAB RECALL NO. 15013.
Reported January 13, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V006000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V006000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 13, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted