NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saab 9-5 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Saab 9-5, across 10 model years from 2000 to 2009. The 2002 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 10
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 387
2000–2009, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 387 complaints with NHTSA about the Saab 9-5 across 12 model years; the most, 102, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Saab 9-5 complaints (2%) and a fire on 15.
Across all Saab 9-5 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 173 complaints), then the air bags (53).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saab 9-5 in 2006: 63, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Saab 9-5 is seats: front assembly: head restraint, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Saab 9-5 recall, 16V063000, was reported on February 3, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Saab 9-5 years to avoid
Too few Saab 9-5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 2 | 20 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 2 | 17 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 2 | 23 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 2 | 19 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 4 | 47 | 13 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 6 | 53 | 20 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 4 | 82 | 15 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 3 | 102 | 5 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Saab 9-5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Saab 9-5
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE5
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS5
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- WHEELS:HUB4
- AIR BAGS2
- STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM1
Saab 9-5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Saab 9-5 recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V063000February 3, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2006–2009 | crash, injury and death | 113,716 |
| 08V160000April 9, 2008 | seats: front assembly: head restraint | 2002–2008 | crash and injury | 57,389 |
| 07V087000March 7, 2007 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2001–2005 | fire | 94,377 |
| 06V410000October 26, 2006 | electrical system: ignition: module | 2002–2003 | crash | 5,078 |
| 05V399000September 14, 2005 | electrical system: ignition: module | 2000–2002 | crash | 103,202 |
| 03V006000January 13, 2003 | wheels: hub | 2000–2003 | crash | 70,726 |
| 02V006000January 4, 2002 | steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 2002 | — | 2,601 |
| 01V168000May 18, 2001 | air bags | 2000–2001 | — | 43,073 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saab 9-5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted