NHTSA Campaign 04V540000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 04V540000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 04V540000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V540000, NHTSA lists up to 12,249 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 04V540000 were scheduled from January 15, 2004.
04V540000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V540000 covers have filed at least 32 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V540000 ranks 9 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION OR STALLING.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE STALLS AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, IT CAN BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- GM/SAAB CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NO. CSC 15419. THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.
Reported October 20, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V540000 (1)
Saab (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V540000, 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: October 20, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted