1999 Saab 9-5: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Saab 9-5. The newest campaign is 03V006000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jan 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Hub. NHTSA has 111 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 03V006000, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be contacted by mail and asked whether they change between steel and alloy wheels. If they do engage in this practice, they will be instructed to bring their cars to an authorized dealer. The dealer will remove the wheels, clean any contamination from the wheel and wheel hub, and replace the wheels using new improved bolts with attached washers. Owner notification began march 31, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 110,039 units in total.
03V006000Received . 70,726 units.
Wheels / Hub
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, if an owner changes their wheels/tires between summer and winter using a steel wheel in the winter and an alloy wheel in the summer, it is possible for rust and contamination to build up on the wheel hub during the steel wheel usage. If this occurs and the contamination is not removed, it is possible that after the tire change service, some of this contamination could flake or grind away resulting in reduced clamping force of the wheel to the hub. Over several seasons, it is possible that this reduced force could result in fractures developing in the wheel bolts due to wheel to hub movement.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These fractures would result in wheel bolt breakage, allowing the wheel to detach from the wheel hub, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be contacted by mail and asked whether they change between steel and alloy wheels. If they do engage in this practice, they will be instructed to bring their cars to an authorized dealer. The dealer will remove the wheels, clean any contamination from the wheel and wheel hub, and replace the wheels using new improved bolts with attached washers. Owner notification began march 31, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
Report filed by SAAB CARS USA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 15013. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V139000Received . 39,313 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The air bag alert label on the driver side visor was omitted. This does not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle occupant may not properly understand the operation of the air bag system and the need to use seat belts.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with an alert label to be installed on the visible side of the driver's sun visor. If an owner so desires, their dealer can install the label for them.
Report filed by SAAB CARS USA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
111 complaints, 149 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.
- 1999 Saab 9-5
- All 1999 vehicles
| Component | 1999 9-5 | All 1999 vehicles | 9-5, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 590.6 | 79.2 | 528.8 | 88 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 107.4 | 130.7 | 126.9 | 16 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 53.7 | 28.3 | 73.1 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 40.3 | 142.3 | 50 | 6 |
| Power Train | 26.8 | 96.5 | 19.2 | 4 |
| Seat Belts | 20.1 | 19.9 | 11.5 | 3 |
| Equipment | 20.1 | 20 | 19.2 | 3 |
| Tires | 20.1 | 52 | 15.4 | 3 |
| Wheels | 20.1 | 8.7 | 15.4 | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 13.4 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 29 Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE05017 | Preliminary evaluation | ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Electrical System / Ignition / Module | 7 Apr 2005 | 23 Sep 2005 | 05V399000 |
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 1999 Saab 9-5The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Saab 9-5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saab/9-5/1999/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
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 1999 Saab 9-5?
- 110,039 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 9-5 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Saab 9-5, model years 1998 to 2009. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Saab 9-5 name most often?
- Electrical System: 88 of 149 component mentions, or 590.6 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 79.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Saab 9-5 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.