NHTSA campaign 99V362000 · Saab campaign 718
Saab Recall 99V-362: SAAB/FMVSS 135/BRAKE RESERVOIR LABEL
NHTSA recall 99V362000 (Saab campaign 718) was reported by SAAB CARS USA, INC. on December 29, 1999, with 424 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-3 for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on January 30, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V362000 (also written 99V-362 or 99V362)
- Filed by
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Saab campaign number
- 718
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 424 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 135
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V362000. 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
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 15, 1998 – July 16, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V362000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LABEL WAS OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Safety consequence
WITHOUT THIS LABEL, SOMEONE MAY USE THE INCORRECT SPECIFICATION BRAKE FLUID, GET DIRT INTO THE RESERVOIR, OR ALLOW MOISTURE INTO THE BRAKE FLUID, RESULTING IN LESS EFFECTIVE BRAKING AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE MAILED LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Notes
SAAB RECALL NO. 718.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 30, 2000.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.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 99V362000
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.