NHTSA campaign 11V015000 · Saab campaign 15029

Saab Recall 11V-015: DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS

NHTSA recall 11V015000 (Saab campaign 15029) was reported by SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on January 19, 2011, with 4,400 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-3 for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on March 3, 2011, 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 11V015000 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: 11V015000 (also written 11V-015 or 11V015)
Filed by: SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Saab campaign number: 15029
Report received: January 19, 2011
Potentially affected: 4,400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Other — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified: March 3, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V015000. 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
- 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built June 1, 2010 – October 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V015000.

Defect description

SAAB IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010. CERTAIN FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITH INCORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety consequence

THE SUBJECT FUEL PUMPS CAN SEIZE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

SAAB WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.

Notes

SAAB'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 15029.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V015000

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.