NHTSA campaign 04V226000 · Saab campaign 15017

Saab Recall 04V-226: SAAB/SEAT BELT RETRACTORS

NHTSA recall 04V226000 (Saab campaign 15017) was reported by SAAB CARS USA, INC. on May 11, 2004, with 31,335 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-3 for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on January 24, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V226000 (also written 04V-226 or 04V226)
Filed by: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Saab campaign number: 15017
Report received: May 11, 2004
Potentially affected: 31,335 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
Owners notified: January 24, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V226000. 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
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V226000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.

Notes

SAAB RECALL NO. 15017. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V226000

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.