Saab 9-3 2003–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MI-731-2726 · NHTSA communication 10034466 · issued Jan 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2003–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Saab service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. On certain vehicles, particles of gravel or stones may collect between the coil spring and the lower spring seat causing the spring to corrode. This corrosion may weaken the spring and in some cases, may cause the spring to break when subjected to high stresses at the corroded area. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.