| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9888 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009526000079463000000318 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 9-3 | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V246000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 710 |
| Component Name: SEATS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 04 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 17 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5132 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 15 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. | Report Received Date: Sep, 13 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 23 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. failures of the "easy entry" cable in the front driver or passenger manual seats can cause the seat fore/aft adjustable mechanism to be unlocked. | Consequence Summary: Since the anchor points for the lap portion of the front safety belts are attached to the seat assembly, release of the fore/aft locking mechanism reduces the restraint capability of the safety belts in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new cable and spring assembly. | Recall Notes: Saab recall no. 710. owner notification began october 15, 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 1-770-279-0100.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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