NHTSA campaign 06V410000 · Saab campaign 05087/15021B

Saab Recall 06V-410: ENGINE STALLING

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 06V410000 (Saab campaign 05087/15021B) was reported by SAAB CARS USA, INC. on October 26, 2006, with 5,078 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-5 for model years 2002–2003.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V410000 (also written 06V-410 or 06V410)
Filed by: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Saab campaign number: 05087/15021B
Report received: October 26, 2006
Potentially affected: 5,078 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Module
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE05-017 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V410000. 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 9-5
- 2002, 2003

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V410000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 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.

Safety consequence

OVERHEATING OF THE IGBT OCCURS MOST OFTEN AT ENGINE START-UP, BUT IT MAY ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STALLING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE WHAT VERSION IDM IS IN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE IDM IF IT IS A VERSION BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 2003. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007. NOTE: THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 05V399).

Notes

SAAB RECALL NO. 05087/15021B. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V410000

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