NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saturn Astra Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Saturn Astra, across 2 model years from 2008 to 2009. The 2009 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 164
2008–2009, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 164 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Astra across 2 model years; the most, 162, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 5 of the Saturn Astra complaints (3%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Saturn Astra model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 97 complaints), then the electrical system (22).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Astra in 2016: 71, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Saturn Astra is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Saturn Astra recall, 16V063000, was reported on February 3, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Saturn Astra years to avoid
Too few Saturn Astra model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Saturn Astra years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Saturn Astra
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
Saturn Astra model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Saturn Astra recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V063000February 3, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2008–2009 | crash, injury and death | 113,716 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saturn Astra. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted