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Saturn EV1 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Saturn EV1 (1995–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

8
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Saturn EV1 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Saturn EV140
1997 Saturn EV154
1995 Saturn EV101

What Saturn EV1 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 4.

All Saturn EV1 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Saturn EV1, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 00V369000 Reported 455 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric vehicles. These vehicles were produced with wheel speed circuitry in the brake torque control module (btcm) which can cease to operate properly.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the btcm, the ballscrew assemblies in the brake pressure modulator valve, and install new software.

    Model years: 1997, 1999

  2. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 00V370000 Reported 455 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: certain generation ii electric vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 101, "controls and displays." these vehicles were produced with a courtesy lamp control circuit in the right-hand junction block which can fail. If this occurs, the interior lamps will remain illuminated and cannot be…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the right-hand junction block.

    Model years: 1999

  3. Onboard (electrical system) and electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 00V373000 Reported 455 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: generation ii electric vehicles. Some replacement charger receptacle assemblies used for warranty repairs were built with internal component variation. This variation can generate arcing during the charge cycle.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the serial number on the charge receptacle and, if necessary, replace the charge receptacle assembly.

    Model years: 1999

  4. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 00V374000 Reported 492 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric passenger vehicles and pickup trucks containing a nickel metal hydride (nimh) battery pack. These vehicles contain software within the battery pack module intended to disable the vehicle from being driven if the electrical resistance with the battery pack exceeds a prescribed value. Affected vehicles will…

    Remedy: Dealers will install revised software in the battery pack module.

    Model years: 1999

  5. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 00V069100 Reported 489 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: generation 1 electric passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with a charge port assembly that could fail during a charging event.

    Remedy: These passenger vehicles were repurchased by saturn/GM.

    Model years: 1997

  6. Service brakes, air: control unit/module

    NHTSA 98V169000 Reported 607 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric vehicles. A transistor within the brake torque control module (btcm) causes an electrical short to ground. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake system."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake torque control module.

    Model years: 1997

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

    NHTSA 97V109000 Reported 211 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with a damaged o-ring in the brake pressure modulator valve solenoid(s) on the brake pressure modulator. Involved vehicles can develop an external brake fluid leak in one or both of the brake pressuremodulator valve solenoids.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the solenoid(s) on the brake pressure modulator.

    Model years: 1997

  8. Electrical system

    NHTSA 97V042000 Reported 264 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric vehicles. These vehicles were built with a drive motor charger receptacle assembly that was incompletely sealed. Incomplete sealing can allow water to intrude into the circuit board.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the drive motor battery charger receptacle assembly and replace it, if necessary.

    Model years: 1997

Other Saturn 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.