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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Saturn Outlook Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Saturn Outlook, across 4 model years from 2007 to 2010. The 2009 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (4).

Model years
4

2007–2010, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2009

7 recalls

Owner complaints
1,352

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 1,352 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Outlook across 4 model years; the most, 633, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 16 of the Saturn Outlook complaints (1%) and a fire on 32.

Across all Saturn Outlook model years, owners name the exterior lighting most often (at least 482 complaints), then the electrical system (328).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Outlook in 2011: 249, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Saturn Outlook is electrical system, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Saturn Outlook recall, 15V415000, was reported on June 30, 2015 and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate.

Saturn Outlook years to avoid

Too few Saturn Outlook 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Saturn Outlook, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20104164not ranked
2009719285not ranked
20085633259not ranked
20075511116not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Saturn Outlook

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
  • SEAT BELTS4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES2
  • SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1

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

Every Saturn Outlook recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Saturn Outlook, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V415000June 30, 2015structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2007–2010injury691,144
14V266000May 20, 2014seat belts2009–2010crash and injury1,339,355
14V118000March 17, 2014air bags: side/window2008–2010crash and injury1,176,407
10V375000August 12, 2010seat belts2009–2010crash and injury207,210
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2007–2009fire1,365,070
09V073000March 6, 2009power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2009crash276,729
08V615000November 24, 2008seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2009crash and injury16,667
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2007–2008fire857,735
08V410000August 14, 2008visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2007–2008crash88,809
07V062000February 21, 2007air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2007crash and injury13,032

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

Newest record on this page: July 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted