| NHTSA Record Id: 9458 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009148000024209000000258 |
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| Model Name: 9000 |
Model Year: 1992 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V109000 |
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| Component Name: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 20 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 06 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 26116 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 05 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
Report Received Date: May, 06 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 12 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. moisture can enter the air bag inflatable restraint electronic control module (ecm) and cause corrosion on portions of the ecm printer circuit boards. |
Consequence Summary: This corrosion can possibly create open connections in circuits which control the restraint deployment, possibly causing inadvertent air bag deployment. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the exterior of the ecm. if there is no indication of moisture, a cover will be installed over the ecm. if there is indication of moisture, the dealer will replace the ecm and install a cover over the new ecm. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 5, 1999.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. 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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