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<title>SAAB 9-3</title>
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<updated>2009-11-07T10:36:46-08:00</updated>
<author><name>Justia Inc.</name>
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<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2002 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2002/07v087000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:6f2c9265-5d86-b35d-025b-01c86fd8c0e1</id>
<updated>2007-03-08T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION. ]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2001 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2001/06v126000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c2a07064-948b-0890-c595-a76031307519</id>
<updated>2006-04-20T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION.      ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2000/05v399000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:36940103-ee91-a3b6-38c3-b5b771bf1509</id>
<updated>2005-09-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH B205/B235 4-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES AND B308 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND BURNOUT OF THE ISOLATED GATED BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR "IGBT" WITHIN THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE "IDM" DUE TO INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ELECTRICAL LOADS.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2002 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2002/05v399000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0553bfcc-81a4-0b01-b3b7-8380d99c3d83</id>
<updated>2005-09-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH B205/B235 4-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES AND B308 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND BURNOUT OF THE ISOLATED GATED BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR "IGBT" WITHIN THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE "IDM" DUE TO INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ELECTRICAL LOADS.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2001 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2001/05v399000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a6800620-b067-e7a1-9838-fab9d7b2e27c</id>
<updated>2005-09-14T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH B205/B235 4-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES AND B308 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND BURNOUT OF THE ISOLATED GATED BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR "IGBT" WITHIN THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE "IDM" DUE TO INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ELECTRICAL LOADS.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2005 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2005/05v236000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:4f60ebf2-c96c-5fe1-1181-5286361ce7dc</id>
<updated>2005-05-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN SPORT SEDAN AND CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A VACUUM PIPE CHECK VALVE FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT MAY FAIL FROM EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.  THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST, USUALLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2003 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2003/05v236000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:03045f44-4fc4-4552-c7b8-8901c990594e</id>
<updated>2005-05-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN SPORT SEDAN AND CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A VACUUM PIPE CHECK VALVE FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT MAY FAIL FROM EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.  THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST, USUALLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2004 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2004/05v236000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:fbef23f6-8eee-9481-bb6c-6c441e4829d9</id>
<updated>2005-05-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN SPORT SEDAN AND CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A VACUUM PIPE CHECK VALVE FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT MAY FAIL FROM EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.  THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST, USUALLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2002 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2002/04v557000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9b28b178-7e96-cba8-5bfa-34834543828b</id>
<updated>2004-11-23T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION.     ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2001 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2001/04v557000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ce1b0409-aa21-39bf-2530-00bb8458c2c2</id>
<updated>2004-11-23T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION.     ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2003 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2003/04v540000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a25aedb6-e411-e1d8-22bd-0080a445be3a</id>
<updated>2004-11-10T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION OR STALLING.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2003 - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2003/04v226000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:3d120c56-3f83-3f2b-f525-27be58b8c95c</id>
<updated>2004-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SOME SPORT SEDANS WERE BUILT WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT WERE DAMAGED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.  IF DAMAGED, OVER TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM "ATS" CABLE IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COULD BREAK CAUSING THE BELT WEBBING TO NOT RETRACT.    ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2004 - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2004/04v226000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:8fec2a2a-f21b-c739-5fb0-457f87f04746</id>
<updated>2004-05-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[SOME SPORT SEDANS WERE BUILT WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT WERE DAMAGED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.  IF DAMAGED, OVER TIME, THE AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM "ATS" CABLE IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COULD BREAK CAUSING THE BELT WEBBING TO NOT RETRACT.    ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2004 - SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2004/03v514000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:08176916-dd65-9da5-f618-a46139760681</id>
<updated>2003-12-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."   THE BACKREST LOCKING MECHANISM ON SOME FRONT SEATS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.    ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2002 - STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2002/01v314000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:20331076-a937-1bbf-a653-8b070ff53ffe</id>
<updated>2001-10-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:    PASSENGER VEHICLES.  THE TIE ROD END RETAINING NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2000 - AIR BAGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2000/01v168000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:784b2ddf-5e27-6a66-9a76-e7cc7b2651d2</id>
<updated>2001-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."  THE AIR BAG ALERT LABELS MAY NOT BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AS REQUIRED BY THIS STANDARD.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 2001 - AIR BAGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/2001/01v168000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a585a36b-d184-407d-ba40-6743b9f7891c</id>
<updated>2001-05-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."  THE AIR BAG ALERT LABELS MAY NOT BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AS REQUIRED BY THIS STANDARD.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 9999 - WHEELS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/9999/00e024000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:06618e7d-43b6-83a4-c269-cc5939c0a1ec</id>
<updated>2000-06-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION:  16"X7.5" 8-LUG X 165.1 MM WHEELS:  SERIES 961, DRAGON CHROMED WHEEL; SERIES 960, DRAGON POLISHED WHEEL; SERIES 96, DRAGON PAINTED WHEEL; SERIES 931, GEMINI CHROMED WHEEL; SERIES 930, GEMINI POLISHED WHEEL; AND SERIES 93, GEMINI PAINTED WHEEL.  CRACKS IN THE WHEELS CAN DEVELOP IF THEY ARE HEAVILY LOADED.  THESE WHEELS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1995 TO JULY 1998.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 1999 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/1999/99v362000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:71b07aa0-46fc-ea90-971a-d47a0b730938</id>
<updated>2000-01-10T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LABEL WAS OMITTED.  THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 1999 - SEATS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/1999/99v246000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:fd3c222d-58c9-7604-835e-02cabb9b8895</id>
<updated>1999-09-23T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>SAAB 9-3 1999 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/saab/9-3/1999/98v139000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5032f133-09ae-a03e-7459-95556c9c5280</id>
<updated>1998-06-30T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[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."]]></summary>
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