NHTSA Campaign 06V126000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 06V126000 covers 1 year-make-model version 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 06V126000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V126000, NHTSA lists up to 11,886 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001.
The 06V126000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V126000 were scheduled from May 12, 2006, 22 days after the report.
06V126000 covers 1 model from Saab, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 06V126000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V126000 ranks 10 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V126000, SAAB CARS USA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V126000 was 04V557000, reported on November 19, 2004.
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 MAY 12, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- SAAB RECALL NO. 06033.
Reported April 20, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V126000 (1)
Saab (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V126000, 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: April 20, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted