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Saab 9000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 136 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Saab 9000 (1986–1998). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

13
safety recalls, all years
136
owner complaints, all years
1993
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Saab 9000 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1998 Saab 900011
1997 Saab 900016
1996 Saab 9000010
1995 Saab 900008
1994 Saab 9000414
1993 Saab 9000529
1992 Saab 9000419
1991 Saab 900018
1990 Saab 900017
1989 Saab 9000314
1988 Saab 9000312
1987 Saab 900015
1986 Saab 900023

What Saab 9000 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 136 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 29.

All Saab 9000 recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Saab 9000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 99V109000 Reported 26,116 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 98V139000 Reported 39,313 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The air bag alert label on the driver side visor was omitted. This does not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with an alert label to be installed on the visible side of the driver's sun visor. If an owner so desires, their dealer can install the label for them.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  3. Service brakes, hydraulic: control unit/module

    NHTSA 95V067000 Reported 12,091 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    Moisture can follow the electrical harness and enter the pressure switch connector causing corrosion and malfunction of the switch.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the electrical connections to the ABS pressure switch terminals for corrosion and install a shrink hose to the wiring harness to avoid moisture entering the connection. Pressure switches with…

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

  4. Cooling system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 94V126000 Reported 12,040 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    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.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a protective cover which will protect the cooler and hoses from other structural components in low energy front impacts.

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

  5. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 94V108000 Reported 9,747 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    A number of brake light switches have an oval-shaped piston which can get stuck under certain conditions. Other switches were mounted so that both locking tabs are not completely engaged in the mounting bracket. If one side is not engaged, the switch is misaligned with the pedal mechanism and can bind the piston movement, which can…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect brake light switches. For vehicles with the oval-shaped piston and for vehicles with misaligned brake light switches, the brake light switch will be replaced.

    Model years: 1993

  6. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 94V084000 Reported 59 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    One of the bulbs in each of the brake light lower outboard lamp assemblies may not have been properly wired, resulting in improper tail light illumination on brake application. This does not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

    Remedy: Dealers will modify the brake light outboard lamp assemblies to meet FMVSS requirements.

    Model years: 1994

  7. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 94V029000 Reported 5,824 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    The fuel filler and tank ventilation hoses may develop cracks under the securing hose clamps, resulting in fuel leakage.

    Remedy: The fuel filler and fuel ventilation hoses will be replaced with new hoses. The five securing hose clamps will be replaced by a new type with a shield that prevents damage to the hose when tightened.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  8. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 91V002000 Reported 250 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    Improper assembly could cause the ball of the gear selector arm not to be properly fixed to the socket on the end of the gear selector cable; gear selector arm could separate from the gear selector cable at the ball socket joint.

    Remedy: Properly seat gear selector arm ball in the selector cable socket and secure by a lock ring inside the socket.

    Model years: 1991

  9. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 90V001000 Reported 24,379 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    Abrasion on the printed circuit card in the combination neutral safety/backup lamp switch operated by the automatic transmission gear selector may cause residue to collect in electrical area on the circuit card.

    Remedy: Add an electrical circuit, including a relay, to the backup lamp circuit to reduce the current that can flow through the combination switch.

    Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

  10. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 89V191000 Reported 14,000 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    The routing of the throttle kickdown cable could allow chafing to occur between the cable and any one of three steel brake fluid lines near the valve block of the hydraulic brake unit.

    Remedy: Change cable routing and install new attachment bracket to prevent chafing.

    Model years: 1988, 1989

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

    NHTSA 88V185000 Reported 1,586 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    Fuel filter may not meet the specification concerning leakage criteria due to low temperature during the gluing process.

    Remedy: Replace fuel filter.

    Model years: 1989

  12. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 88V057000 Reported 7,000 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    The ball chain between the cruise control vacuum regulator and the accelerator pedal arm may catch on the vacuum regulator attachment clip.

    Remedy: A plastic cap will be installed over the vacuum regulator clip to cover the openings.

    Model years: 1988

  13. Interior/under dash (electrical system)

    NHTSA 86V143000 Reported 9,590 vehicles potentially affected SAAB CARS USA, INC.

    The wiring harness may chafe against the windshield wiper motor bracket. Consequence of defect: if a short circuit develops, it could result in a fire.

    Remedy: Affix two rubber strips to the vertical edges of the windshield wiper motor bracket.

    Model years: 1986

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.