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Saturn Vue Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Saturn Vue, across 5 model years from 2002 to 2009. The 2008 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

Saturn Vue years to avoid by our method: 2003 (3.3× the median year).

Model years
5

2002–2009, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2008

3 recalls

Owner complaints
2,351

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,351 complaints with NHTSA about the Saturn Vue across 9 model years; the most, 622, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 132 of the Saturn Vue complaints (6%) and a fire on 49.

Across all Saturn Vue model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 683 complaints), then the power train (649).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Saturn Vue in 2014: 475, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Saturn Vue is electrical system: ignition, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Saturn Vue recall, 14V490000, was reported on August 8, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Saturn Vue, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Saturn Vue years to avoid

The 2003 Saturn Vue stands out most: 197 complaints between 2002 and 2006, 51% of them naming the power train.

The best-measured Saturn Vue years are 2009 (0.4×), 2005 (0.5×) and 2002 (0.7×).

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 Vue, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2010062not ranked
2009211815
0.4×
2008340687
1.7×
2007028661
1.0×
2006030052
1.0×
2005017027
0.5×
2004227668
1.2×
2003avoid1622197
3.3×
2002216753
0.7×

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

What gets recalled most on the Saturn Vue

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1

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

Every Saturn Vue recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Saturn Vue, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
14V490000August 8, 2014electrical system: ignition2002–2004crash and injury202,155
09V233000June 25, 2009latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2008injury44,451
08V616000November 24, 2008steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm2009crash2,149
08V470000September 17, 2008steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2008–2009fire42,408
08V200000May 5, 2008power train: automatic transmission2008injury26
03V519000December 19, 2003equipment: other: labels2004—6,134
01V386000December 18, 2001seat belts: front: anchorage2002crash and injury327

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

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Newest record on this page: September 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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