NHTSA campaign 01V314000
Saab Recall 01V-314: SAAB/TIE ROD END RETAINING NUTS
NHTSA recall 01V314000 was reported by SAAB CARS USA, INC. on October 3, 2001, with 1,366 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-3 for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on September 28, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V314000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V314000 (also written 01V-314 or 01V314)
- Filed by
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,366 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V314000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Saab
Saab 9-3
- 2002 · Vehicles built August 16, 2001 – August 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V314000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE TIE ROD END RETAINING NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY.
Safety consequence
THE NUT COULD LOOSEN AND FALL OFF RESULTING IN A SUDDEN REDUCTION OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY. NO OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V314000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.