NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saturn Recalls
Saturn has 144 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 12 models and 2000–2010 model years. The model with the most is the Ion, with 35.
Owners have filed 10,368 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn model years listed here; the most, 1,235, concern the 2006 Ion.
2 Saturn models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Saturn vehicles most often name the electrical system (at least 2,787), then the steering (2,484).
The Saturn model with the most owner complaints is the Ion: 4,340 across 5 model years listed here.
The newest Saturn recall here, 17V061000, was reported on January 26, 2017 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification.
Saturn recalls most often concern the electrical system: ignition (11 model-year listings), then the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly (9).
- Models
- 12
- Recall listings
- 144
- Model years
- 2000–2010
- Pages on file
- 36
campaign × model year
year + model
Saturn models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn Ion | 35 | 2003–2007(5) |
| Saturn Outlook | 21 | 2007–2010(4) |
| Saturn Aura | 16 | 2007–2010(4) |
| Saturn Sky | 14 | 2007–2009(3) |
| Saturn SL | 12 | 2000–2002(3) |
| Saturn Vue | 10 | 2002–2009(5) |
| Saturn Sc | 9 | 2000–2001(2) |
| Saturn Sw | 9 | 2000–2001(2) |
| Saturn LS | 6 | 2000–2000(1) |
| Saturn Relay | 6 | 2005–2007(3) |
| Saturn SC1 | 4 | 2000–2001(2) |
| Saturn Astra | 2 | 2008–2009(2) |
What gets recalled most on Saturn vehicles
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION11
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY9
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH8
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH8
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING8
- AIR BAGS8
- STEERING6
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE5
- SEAT BELTS5
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)4
Saturn years to avoid, by model
- Saturn Ionno year stands out
- Saturn Vue2003
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted