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Saturn Ion Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Saturn Ion, across 5 model years from 2003 to 2007. The 2004 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (5).

No Saturn Ion model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2006, is at 1.5×.

Model years
5

2003–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2004

10 recalls

Owner complaints
4,344

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 4,344 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Ion across 6 model years; the most, 1,235, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 208 of the Saturn Ion complaints (5%) and a fire on 20.

Across all Saturn Ion model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 1,701 complaints), then the electrical system (1,549).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Ion in 2010: 802, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Saturn Ion is air bags, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Saturn Ion recall, 14V171000, was reported on April 10, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.

Saturn Ion years to avoid

The best-measured Saturn Ion years are 2005 (0.7×), 2003 (0.9×) and 2004 (1.0×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Saturn Ion, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2008041not ranked
20077876244
1.4×
200661,235207
1.5×
2005557392
0.7×
200410898161
1.0×
20037758154
0.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Saturn Ion years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Saturn Ion

  • AIR BAGS5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH5
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1

Saturn Ion model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Saturn Ion recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Saturn Ion, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
14V171000April 10, 2014electrical system: ignition2003–2007crash and injury2,191,014
14V153000March 31, 2014steering: electric power assist system2004–2007crash1,373,177
14V047000February 10, 2014air bags2003–2007crash and injury2,190,934
12V459000September 19, 2012fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2007fire49,768
09V419000October 29, 2009fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2006–2007fire69,139
04V547000November 16, 2004exterior lighting: turn signal2003–2004crash178,798
04V281000June 8, 2004fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump2004fire670
04V002000January 6, 2004structure: body: bumpers2004crash344
04V003000January 5, 2004fuel system, gasoline2003–2004fire127,285
04V004000January 5, 2004visibility: power window devices and controls2003–2004injury79,204
09E012000exterior lighting2003–2007crash—
14E021000electrical system: ignition: switch2003–2007crash and injury—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saturn Ion. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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