1996 Saturn SL: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Saturn SL. The campaign is 97V138000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Aug 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion). NHTSA has 280 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V138000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the manual steering gear assembly.
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
1 campaign. 14,580 units in total.
97V138000Received . 14,580 units.
Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual steering. The pinion bearing cage in the steering gear can separate under high steering system load conditions, such as parking lot or similar low speed maneuvers.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in the pinion gear disengaging from the rack causing a loss of steering control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the manual steering gear assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. 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
280 complaints, 361 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.
- 1996 Saturn SL
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 SL | All 1996 vehicles | SL, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 193.9 | 145.2 | 162.3 | 70 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 138.5 | 125.1 | 124.9 | 50 |
| Electrical System | 116.3 | 82.2 | 95.9 | 42 |
| Power Train | 102.5 | 100.3 | 113.1 | 37 |
| Steering | 52.6 | 48.5 | 41.5 | 19 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 49.9 | 41.9 | 50.7 | 18 |
| Visibility | 47.1 | 61 | 39.3 | 17 |
| Air Bags | 47.1 | 66.3 | 54.7 | 17 |
| Seats | 41.6 | 14.4 | 83 | 15 |
| Tires | 41.6 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 15 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 48
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 41
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Jul 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.
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Other model years
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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 1996 Saturn SLThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Saturn SL: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saturn/sl/1996/. 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
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Saturn SL?
- 14,580 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Saturn SL have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Saturn SL, model years 1991 to 2002. 1 of them names the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Saturn SL name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 70 of 361 component mentions, or 193.9 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 145.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Saturn SL open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.