NHTSA Campaign 04V557000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V557000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 04V557000 with NHTSA on November 19, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V557000, NHTSA lists up to 17,394 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001.
The 04V557000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V557000 were scheduled from March 14, 2005, 115 days after the report.
04V557000 covers 2 models from Saab, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 04V557000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V557000 vehicles, the 2001 Saab 9-3 has the most (13).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V557000 ranks 8 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V557000, SAAB CARS USA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL LINES TO LOOSEN FROM THE PUMP RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, THE FUEL MAY IGNITE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL DEVELOP A SECURING BRACKET THAT WILL SECURE THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP EVEN IF THE PLASTIC RETAINING TABS SHOULD BREAK. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- SAAB RECALL NO. 15018 (GM RECALL NO. 04101).
Reported November 19, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V557000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V557000, 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: November 19, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted