Recall Detail

SAAB / 9-5 / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3460 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB
Recalled Component Id: 000013447000083279000000256 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 9-5 Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V168000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: AIR BAGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 27 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 07 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 43073
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 30 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Received Date: May, 18 2001
Record Creation date : May, 23 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number: 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. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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