Saab 9-5 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Saab 9-5 model year, from official NHTSA data.
445
NHTSA complaints
8
recall campaigns
641
service bulletins (TSBs)
2
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Saab 9-5 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2008 Saab 9-5 | 20 | 2 | 188 |
| 2007 Saab 9-5 | 17 | 2 | — |
| 2006 Saab 9-5 | 23 | 2 | 156 |
| 2005 Saab 9-5 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 2004 Saab 9-5 | 19 | 2 | — |
| 2003 Saab 9-5 | 47 | 4 | 81 |
| 2002 Saab 9-5 | 53 | 6 | 63 |
| 2001 Saab 9-5 | 82 | 4 | 55 |
| 2000 Saab 9-5 | 102 | 3 | 58 |
| 1999 Saab 9-5 | 118 | 1 | 40 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE05017 · opened Apr 7, 2005 · closed Sep 23, 2005