NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saab Recalls
Saab has 98 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 6 models and 2000–2011 model years. The model with the most is the 9-3, with 44.
Owners have filed 1,973 complaints with NHTSA about the Saab model years listed here; the most, 212, concern the 2003 9-3.
1 Saab model has enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Saab vehicles most often name the air bags (at least 449), then the electrical system (389).
The Saab model with the most owner complaints is the 9-3: 1,281 across 12 model years listed here.
The newest Saab recall here, 21V473000, was reported on June 24, 2021 and concerns the suspension: rear.
Saab recalls most often concern the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (12 model-year listings), then the seat belts: front: retractor (11).
- Models
- 6
- Recall listings
- 98
- Model years
- 2000–2011
- Pages on file
- 31
campaign × model year
year + model
Saab models, most recalls first
What gets recalled most on Saab vehicles
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS12
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR11
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE10
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP9
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE9
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE8
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- WHEELS:HUB4
- AIR BAGS4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
Saab years to avoid, by model
- Saab 9-32003
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted