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Saturn Relay

Every Saturn Relay model year on file, 2005 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1227 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42005 to 2008
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,731Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 91, 75% of the model's total

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

0255075100200591200620072008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Saturn Relay complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
47
Electrical system
29
Structure
17
Latches and locks
14
Stability and traction control
13
Fuel system
12
Lighting
10
Powertrain
9
Steering
6
Engine and cooling
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Saturn Relay 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 Relay by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded0NoneNone00751
2007Minivan120.0811774
2006Minivan1915.83922659
2005Minivan914.48733547
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Saturn Relay

  • 09E-005 Feb 17, 2009
    Potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area
    Steering · 979 vehicles
  • 05V-552 Dec 7, 2005
    Certain trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection…
    Equipment · 32k vehicles
  • 05V-287 Jun 20, 2005
    Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, 'passenger car brake…
    Brakes · 15k vehicles
  • 05V-061 Feb 18, 2005
    On certain minivans, the outboard release handle on the impact-side second-row bucket seat may be actuated and the rear latches may unlatch early…
    Seats · 19k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.