2005 Saab 9-2X: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2005 Saab 9-2X. The newest campaign is 20V003000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jan 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 96 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V003000, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-20.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 1,120,606 units in total.
- 20V003000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- 20V001000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- 15V323000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- 11V464000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
20V003000Received . 111,562 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-20.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number TKC-20. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
20V001000Received . 258,813 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators with alternate inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-20.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number TKA-20. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V323000Received . 432,016 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to July 21, 2004, 2004-2005 Impreza vehicles manufactured January 28, 2003, to May 31, 2005, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to May 2, 2008, 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles manufactured February 18, 2003, to May 5, 2008, and 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to March 17, 2005. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify their owners and General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The Subaru recall began on June 17, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. The Saab recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners of Saab vehicles may call 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is WQR-53. Note: The recall completely supersedes recall 14V-399 (WQL-48) and partially supersedes recall 14V-763 (WQP-51) in that model year 2004 through 2005 Subaru Impreza and model year 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles are now only part of this campaign. Note: On December 18, 2015 Subaru informed NHTSA of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy and 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WQR-53. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
11V464000Received . 318,215 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 impreza, model year 2003-2008 forester, and model year 2005-2006 saab 9-2x vehicles manufactured from september 5, 2000 through november 26, 2007 originally sold, or currently registered in, massachusetts, maryland, michigan, new hampshire, new york, pennsylvania, vermont, wisconsin, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, maine, minnesota, missouri, new jersey, ohio, rhode island, west virginia and the district of columbia. The front lower control arms may break at the hanger brackets due to corrosion if the hanger bracket is exposed to salty and humid environments such as roads containing snow melting agent.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will handle their vehicles and saab will handle theirs. Dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during december 2011. Owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
Report filed by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number WVX-34. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
96 complaints, 116 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2005 Saab 9-2X
- All 2005 vehicles
| Component | 2005 9-2X | All 2005 vehicles | 9-2X, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 362.1 | 85 | 381 | 42 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 232.8 | 27.9 | 214.3 | 27 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 120.7 | 50.7 | 111.1 | 14 |
| Suspension | 77.6 | 42 | 71.4 | 9 |
| Engine | 69 | 42.1 | 71.4 | 8 |
| Steering | 34.5 | 75.5 | 31.7 | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 25.9 | 58.1 | 23.8 | 3 |
| Tires | 17.2 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 2 |
| Power Train | 17.2 | 117.3 | 15.9 | 2 |
| Unknown or Other | 17.2 | 23.7 | 15.9 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Jan 2019
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal | 24 Feb 2015 | Open | 14V668 |
| PE14016 | Preliminary evaluation | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal | 11 Jun 2014 | 2 Mar 2015 | 13V172000 |
| PE11011 | Preliminary evaluation | Front suspension control arm failure | Suspension / Front / Control Arm | 7 Apr 2011 | 23 Sep 2011 | 11V464000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20054
- 20067
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
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- NHTSA page of the 2005 Saab 9-2XThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Saab 9-2X: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saab/9-2x/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Subaru of America, Inc.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Saab 9-2X?
- 1,120,606 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Saab 9-2X have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Saab 9-2X, model years 2005 to 2006. 4 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-2X name most often?
- Air Bags: 42 of 116 component mentions, or 362.1 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 85 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Saab 9-2X open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 3 that name this model year.