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Saab 9-3 Convertible Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 61 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Saab 9-3 Convertible (1999–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

2
safety recalls, all years
61
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Saab 9-3 Convertible model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Saab 9-3 Convertible19
2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible124
2000 Saab 9-3 Convertible112
1999 Saab 9-3 Convertible016

What Saab 9-3 Convertible owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 24.

All Saab 9-3 Convertible recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Saab 9-3 Convertible, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 07V087000 Reported 94,377 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump retaining tabs holding the fuel lines were damaged during production.

    Remedy: Dealers will develop a securing bracket that will secure the fuel lines to the fuel pump even if the plastic retaining tabs should break. The recall began on june 13, 2007. This is an expansion of previous recall…

    Model years: 2000

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 04V557000 Reported 17,394 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump retaining tabs holding the fuel lines were damaged during production.

    Remedy: Dealers will develop a securing bracket that will secure the fuel lines to the fuel pump even if the plastic retaining tabs should break. The recall began on march 14, 2005. Owners should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.

    Model years: 2001, 2002

Other Saab models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.