Saab 9-3 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Saab 9-3 model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,345
NHTSA complaints
14
recall campaigns
1,828
service bulletins (TSBs)
10
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Saab 9-3 | 30 | 3 | 156 |
| 2010 Saab 9-3 | 30 | 3 | 232 |
| 2009 Saab 9-3 | 43 | 2 | 448 |
| 2008 Saab 9-3 | 184 | 2 | 183 |
| 2007 Saab 9-3 | 155 | 2 | 165 |
| 2006 Saab 9-3 | 179 | 2 | 146 |
| 2005 Saab 9-3 | 95 | 2 | 104 |
| 2004 Saab 9-3 | 207 | 5 | 82 |
| 2003 Saab 9-3 | 212 | 4 | 92 |
| 2002 Saab 9-3 | 37 | 4 | 54 |
| 2001 Saab 9-3 | 59 | 4 | 54 |
| 2000 Saab 9-3 | 50 | 2 | 57 |
| 1999 Saab 9-3 | 64 | 0 | 55 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- SEAT BELT RETRACTORPE09048 · opened Sep 30, 2009 · closed Feb 25, 2010
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREPE09032 · opened Jul 15, 2009 · closed Dec 16, 2009
- Front Suspension Coil Spring FractureEA08026 · opened Dec 22, 2008 · closed Jun 4, 2010