| NHTSA Record Id: 17562 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007101000024209000000134 |
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| Model Name: 9000 |
Model Year: 1992 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 94V126000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 12040 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 25 1994 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
Report Received Date: Jul, 08 1994 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 13 1994 |
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| Defect Summary : During low energy frontal impact collisions, the front crossmember can contact the metal tubing portion of the cooler hose assembly; and/or the hose assembly can break and leak oil onto the hot exhaust manifold or the turbocharger. |
Consequence Summary: Oil leaking on these hot engine surfaces can ignite and cause a vehicular fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a protective cover which will protect the cooler and hoses from other structural components in low energy front impacts. |
Recall Notes: System: engine cooling system. vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with engine oil coolers.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defects or noncompliance, please contact saab service center at 1-800-955-9007. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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