Saab 9-5 Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns covering at least one Saab 9-5 model year (1999–2009). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Saab 9-5 recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1999–2009
Campaign	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
16V063000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
08V160000 Seat	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
07V087000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
06V410000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
05V399000 Electrical	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
03V006000 Wheel	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V006000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
01V168000 Air bag	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
98V139000 Equipment	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 9 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2006–2009 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V063000 Filed Feb 3, 2016

Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

84.8% repairedof 113,716 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V063000

Listed for 2002–2008 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 08V160000 Filed Apr 9, 2008

OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT/FMVSS 201

Seats · front assembly · head restraint

Repair progress not yet reported57,389 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 08V160000

Listed for 2001–2005 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 07V087000 Filed Mar 7, 2007

FUEL PUMP

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Repair progress not yet reported94,377 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 07V087000

Listed for 2002, 2003 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 06V410000 Filed Oct 26, 2006

ENGINE STALLING

Electrical system · ignition · module

Repair progress not yet reported5,078 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 06V410000

Listed for 2000, 2001, 2002 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V399000 Filed Sep 14, 2005

BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR OVERHEATING/BURNOUT

Electrical system · ignition · module

Repair progress not yet reported103,202 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V399000

Listed for 1999–2003 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V006000 Filed Jan 13, 2003

SAAB/WHEEL/TIRE CORROSION

Wheels · hub

Repair progress not yet reported70,726 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V006000

Listed for 2002 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V006000 Filed Jan 4, 2002

SAAB/STEERING KNUCKLE

Steering · linkages · knuckle · spindle · arm

Repair progress not yet reported2,601 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V006000

Listed for 2000, 2001 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 01V168000 Filed May 18, 2001

SAAB/FMVSS 208/AIR BAG LABEL

Air bags

Repair progress not yet reported43,073 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 01V168000

Listed for 1999 Saab 9-5. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 98V139000 Filed Jun 23, 1998

SAAB/FMVSS 208

Equipment · other · labels

Repair progress not yet reported39,313 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 98V139000

Where to next

Saab 9-5 problems by yearModel overview →Which 9-5 years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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