NHTSA campaign 04V540000 · Saab campaign CSC15419

Saab Recall 04V-540: SAAB/STALLING

NHTSA recall 04V540000 (Saab campaign CSC15419) was reported by SAAB CARS USA, INC. on October 20, 2004, with 12,249 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-3 for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 15, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V540000 (also written 04V-540 or 04V540)
Filed by: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Saab campaign number: CSC15419
Report received: October 20, 2004
Potentially affected: 12,249 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: January 15, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V540000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V540000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION OR STALLING.

Safety consequence

IF THE VEHICLE STALLS AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, IT CAN BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.

Notes

GM/SAAB CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NO. CSC 15419.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V540000

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.