1997 Saturn SC1: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 Saturn SC1. The newest campaign is 97V161000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Sep 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Retractor. NHTSA has 61 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, 97V161000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger safety belt retractor.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 67,577 units in total.
97V161000Received . 26,135 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the driver or front passenger safety belt is pulled out much faster than normal, a number of time, the lock-up feature of the retractor will not work properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In a rapid deceleration or vehicle crash, the occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger safety belt retractor.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V162000Received . 37,970 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The section of the owner's handbook titled "horizontal aim" does not specifically instruct an owner how to adjust the headlamp horizontal aim. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle's headlamp would not be properly adjusted causing visibility problems to oncoming vehicles.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are being provided with a label with the correct information on headlamp horizontal aim to be placed over the existing text in the owner's handbook. If an owner desires, their dealer can place the sticker in the owner's handbook for them.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V153000Received . 3,472 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The front passenger seats have less lock pawl engagement on the inboard fore/aft adjuster than specified. This does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in seat movement with a belted occupant during a moderate to severe frontal impact.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the passenger seat inboard fore/aft adjuster.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
61 complaints, 98 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.
- 1997 Saturn SC1
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 SC1 | All 1997 vehicles | SC1, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 163.3 | 81.7 | 106.5 | 16 |
| Seat Belts | 153.1 | 25.3 | 106.5 | 15 |
| Power Train | 132.7 | 87.5 | 70.4 | 13 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 112.2 | 128.6 | 135.4 | 11 |
| Visibility | 91.8 | 55.8 | 56 | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 71.4 | 100.8 | 92.1 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 61.2 | 60.9 | 52.3 | 6 |
| Steering | 40.8 | 69.9 | 27.1 | 4 |
| Equipment | 30.6 | 19.3 | 14.4 | 3 |
| Structure | 30.6 | 40.1 | 28.9 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 7
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Jan 2012
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
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.
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- NHTSA page of the 1997 Saturn SC1The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Saturn SC1: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saturn/sc1/1997/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Saturn SC1?
- 67,577 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Saturn SC1 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Saturn SC1, model years 1991 to 2001. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Saturn SC1 name most often?
- Electrical System: 16 of 98 component mentions, or 163.3 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 81.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Saturn SC1 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.