2006 Saab 9-3: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2006 Saab 9-3. The newest campaign is 16V063000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Feb 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 47 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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, 16V063000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 28810.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 142,505 units in total.
16V063000Received . 113,716 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006-2009 Saab 9-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 28810.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 28810 and 28811. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
14V318000Received . 28,789 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 Saab 9-3 Convertible vehicles manufactured July 30, 2003, to February 15, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the driver's side front seat belt retractor may break, causing the seat belt webbing not to retract.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, a seat belt that has not retracted may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt retractor, free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2015. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14222. Note: Special Coverage 10086 will replace the passenger side seat belt retractor if it fails, free of charge, for the life of the vehicle.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14222, 15027. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
47 complaints, 62 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.
- 2006 Saab 9-3
- All 2006 vehicles
| Component | 2006 9-3 | All 2006 vehicles | 9-3, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 371 | 68.6 | 80.2 | 23 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 161.3 | 93.5 | 131.8 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 112.9 | 86.4 | 198.4 | 7 |
| Steering | 80.6 | 125.2 | 31.3 | 5 |
| Power Train | 80.6 | 93.2 | 65.2 | 5 |
| Suspension | 64.5 | 51.9 | 148.1 | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 32.3 | 54 | 20.4 | 2 |
| Air Bags | 32.3 | 50.6 | 46.2 | 2 |
| Equipment | 32.3 | 21.5 | 27.2 | 2 |
| Tires | 16.1 | 34.2 | 21.7 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Oct 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 17 Sep 2021 | Open | |
| EA08026 | Engineering analysis | Front Suspension Coil Spring Fracture | Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs | 22 Dec 2008 | 4 Jun 2010 | |
| PE08051 | Preliminary evaluation | FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE | Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs | 28 Aug 2008 | 23 Dec 2008 | |
| PE08005 | Preliminary evaluation | REDUCED BRAKE POWER-ASSIST | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum | 28 Jan 2008 | 3 Jun 2008 |
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.
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
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2006 Saab 9-3The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 Saab 9-3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saab/9-3/2006/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Saab 9-3?
- 142,505 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Saab 9-3 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Saab 9-3, model years 1994 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Saab 9-3 name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 23 of 62 component mentions, or 371 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 68.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Saab 9-3 open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.