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Saturn L300

Every Saturn L300 model year on file, 2001 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12815 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years52001 to 2005

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,182Summed across model years

By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 61, 48% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Electrical system leads the Saturn L300 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Lighting

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Powertrain

Speed control

Brakes

Tires

Steering

Airbags

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Saturn L300 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.

Saturn L300 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2005	Sedan	25	4.0	52	0	0	451
2004	Sedan	61	8.2	153	2	0	366
2003	Sedan	42	21.4	127	0	1	304
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	32
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	29

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Saturn L300

05V-245 Jun 2, 2005
On certain sedans and wagons, the plastic housing in the rear tail lamp assembly can become distorted if the brake lamps remain on for an extended…
Lighting · 292k vehicles
05V-158 Apr 20, 2005
Certain wagons fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." the seat…
Seat belts · 21k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.