Saab 9-5 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8312218 · NHTSA communication 614094 · issued May 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
In connection with the introduction in production of a new screw for the trunk (boot) lid hinges, a small opening in one of the fastening holes to the water channel was sealed. This opening was used to drain water from the top of the hinge fastening to the water channel and, consequently, the water is now drained into the luggage compartment on vehicles within vin ranges x3039285 - x3043680. *tt
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.