Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V168000 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | from 09/27/1999 to 07/07/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 43073 | 07/30/2001 | MFR | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 05/18/2001 | 05/23/2001 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 208, occupant crash protection. the air bag alert labels may not be permanently affixed as required by this standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | These vehicles do not comply with the requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will clean the sunvisor surface and apply a new air bag alert label on both sunvisors. owner notification began july 30, 2001. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 99999 | 1 | |
| I was driving to the store when i heard boom and seen smoke and i realise the side airbag open. i did not come in contact with anything . the driver seatbelt went about a year ago, it began jam meachican saided that pulley jam. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 99999 | ||
| I was driving to the store when i heard boom and seen smoke and i realise the side airbag open. i did not come in contact with anything . the driver seatbelt went about a year ago, it began jam meachican saided that pulley jam, | |||
| 06/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| My son and his girlfriend were in a serious roll over car accident in her 2000 saab hatchback. the car was totaled. none of the airbags deployed, neither front nor side, even though there was substantial impact and damage on front and sides.*ak | |||