Recall Register

1994 Saturn SW: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Saturn SW. The campaign is 99V045000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Mar 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 30 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 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 99V045000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the front seat recliner mechanisms.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 138,691 units in total.

  1. 99V045000Received . 138,691 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some front seat back recliner gear teeth may wear excessively through repeated use, and could cause the seat back to slip partially rearward when force is applied.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this happens while the vehicle is being driven, it could cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the front seat recliner mechanisms.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99006. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

30 complaints, 41 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.

1994 Saturn SW: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
Vehicle Speed Control6
Seats6
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Seat Belts3
Air Bags3
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Electrical System1
Visibility1
Structure1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
11
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
14
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Feb 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.

Complaints about the 1994 Saturn SW, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Saturn SW
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
RQ00005Recall queryFRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSESeats / Front Assembly / Recliner16 Feb 200019 Aug 200099V045000
EA98017Engineering analysisSEAT BACK FAILURESSeats31 Jul 199816 Mar 199999V045000
EA95003Engineering analysisCRUISE CONTROL FAILURESEquipment24 Feb 199531 May 1996
PE94079Preliminary evaluationCRUISE CONTROL FAILUREEquipment7 Nov 199424 Feb 1995

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.

  1. 19911
  2. 19921
  3. 19932
  4. 19941
  5. 19952
  6. 19960
  7. 19970
  8. 19980
  9. 19991
  10. 20007
  11. 20012

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Saturn SW: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saturn/sw/1994/. 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 1994 Saturn SW?
138,691 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 SW have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Saturn SW, model years 1991 to 2001. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Saturn SW name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 12 of 41 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Saturn SW open?
No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.