2005 Saab 9-5: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2005 Saab 9-5. The newest campaign is 08V160000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Apr 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for 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, 08V160000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a-pillar trim with improved energy-absorbing capability free of charge. The recall began on november 25, 2008. Owners may 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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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 151,766 units in total.
08V160000Received . 57,389 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Saab is recalling 57,389 my 2002-2008 9-5 series vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." during compliance testing, one of the upper interior occupant protection test points exceeded the standard's requirements.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, personal injury to occupants may occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a-pillar trim with improved energy-absorbing capability free of charge. The recall began on november 25, 2008. Owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
Report filed by SAAB CARS USA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number E080101/15204. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
07V087000Received . 94,377 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump retaining tabs holding the fuel lines were damaged during production.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Over time, this could cause the fuel lines to loosen from the pump resulting in fuel leakage. If an ignition source were present, the fuel may ignite resulting in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will develop a securing bracket that will secure the fuel lines to the fuel pump even if the plastic retaining tabs should break. The recall began on june 13, 2007. This is an expansion of previous recall campaigns - see 04v557 and 06v126. Owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
Report filed by SAAB CARS USA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 07052. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 2 |
| Equipment | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Oct 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 2005 Saab 9-5The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Saab 9-5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saab/9-5/2005/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Saab 9-5?
- 151,766 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 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Saab 9-5 name most often?
- Suspension: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Saab 9-5 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.