NHTSA Campaign 04V226000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 04V226000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 04V226000 with NHTSA on May 11, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V226000, NHTSA lists up to 31,335 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2003 and September 30, 2003.
The 04V226000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V226000 were scheduled from January 24, 2005, 258 days after the report.
04V226000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V226000 covers have filed at least 79 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V226000 vehicles, the 2004 Saab 9-3 has the most (79).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V226000 ranks 7 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOME SPORT SEDANS WERE BUILT WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT WERE DAMAGED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF DAMAGED, OVER TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM (ATS) CABLE IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COULD BREAK CAUSING THE BELT WEBBING TO NOT RETRACT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- SAAB RECALL NO. 15017.
Reported May 11, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V226000 (2)
Saab (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V226000, 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: May 11, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted