NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saturn Relay Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Saturn Relay, across 3 model years from 2005 to 2007. The 2005 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 122
2005–2007, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Relay across 3 model years; the most, 91, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Saturn Relay complaints (3%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Saturn Relay model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 29 complaints), then the electrical system (27).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Relay in 2006: 19, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Saturn Relay is steering, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Saturn Relay recall, 05V552000, was reported on December 7, 2005 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.
Saturn Relay years to avoid
Too few Saturn Relay model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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 Relay years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Saturn Relay
- STEERING3
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- PARKING BRAKE1
- SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY1
Saturn Relay model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Saturn Relay recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05V552000December 7, 2005 | equipment: other: labels | 2006 | crash | 32,068 |
| 05V287000June 20, 2005 | parking brake | 2005 | crash | 14,600 |
| 05V061000February 18, 2005 | seats: mid/rear assembly | 2005 | injury | 18,850 |
| 09E005000 | steering | 2005–2007 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saturn Relay. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted