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Saab 9-7X

Every Saab 9-7X model year on file, 2005 to 2009. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years17112 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52005 to 2009
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,649Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 59, 35% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040602005200659200720082009
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Saab 9-7X complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
51
Lighting
49
Electrical system
43
Visibility and wipers
19
Engine and cooling
13
Stability and traction control
10
Suspension
9
Airbags
8
Powertrain
7
Steering
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Saab 9-7X model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Saab 9-7X by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2009SUV175.97701826
2008SUV224.53811789
2007SUV4810.47244782
2006SUV595.114244706
2005SUV258.03724546
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Saab 9-7X

  • 15V-519 Aug 14, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate
    Lighting · 429k vehicles
  • 14V-404 Jul 2, 2014
    Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Visibility and wipers · 185k vehicles
  • 13V-248 Jun 13, 2013
    Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Electrical system · 194k vehicles
  • 12V-406 Aug 16, 2012
    Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Electrical system · 278k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.