NHTSA Safety Recalls
Saturn Sc Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Saturn Sc, across 2 model years from 2000 to 2001. The 2000 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (2).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 66
2000–2001, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Sc across 3 model years; the most, 38, concern the 2002.
Owners marked a crash on 12 of the Saturn Sc complaints (18%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Saturn Sc model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 19 complaints), then the air bags (10).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Sc in 2014: 12, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Saturn Sc is fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Saturn Sc recall, 00V309000, was reported on October 12, 2000 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.
Saturn Sc years to avoid
Too few Saturn Sc 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 Sc years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Saturn Sc
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH2
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
- STRUCTURE:BODY1
- STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
Saturn Sc model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Saturn Sc recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00V309000October 12, 2000 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2000–2001 | fire | 6,092 |
| 00V310000October 12, 2000 | power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 2000–2001 | crash | 65,000 |
| 99V297000October 27, 1999 | structure: body | 2000 | crash and injury | 7,505 |
| 99V280000October 20, 1999 | seat belts: front: anchorage | 2000 | crash | 265,698 |
| 99V231000August 24, 1999 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2000 | — | 5,373 |
| 99V230000August 23, 1999 | unknown or other | 2000 | crash and injury | 2,692 |
| 99V232000August 23, 1999 | structure: body: bumpers | 2000 | crash | 1,592 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Saturn Sc. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 8, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted