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Saturn SL

Every Saturn SL model year on file, 1991 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,218432 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years121991 to 2002
Recall campaigns16Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins715Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 355

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

0100200300400199119921993199419953551996199719981999200020012002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Saturn SL complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
418
Brakes
323
Powertrain
307
Electrical system
293
Seats
226
Seat belts
177
Airbags
155
Speed control
138
Steering
117
Visibility and wipers
102
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Saturn SL 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 SL by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Sedan13118.350410244
2001Sedan11113.550530208
2000Sedan14810.847080184
1999Sedan17816.98092020
1998Sedan16817.97001017
1997Sedan22720.71,1953017
1996Sedan28720.21,4352014
1995Sedan35524.21,919333
1994Sedan28621.71,788142
1993Sedan17518.9729232
1992Sedan12322.0683232
1991Sedan2913.8153112
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Saturn SL

  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
  • 00V-310 Oct 12, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with automatic transaxles, fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft…
    Powertrain · 65k vehicles
  • 00V-309 Oct 12, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity." these vehicles…
    Fuel system · 6,092 vehicles
  • 99V-297 Oct 27, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a console armrest fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in…
    Structure · 7,505 vehicles
  • 99V-280 Oct 20, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Seat belts · 266k vehicles
  • 99V-231 Aug 24, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Brakes · 5,373 vehicles
  • 99V-232 Aug 23, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Structure · 1,592 vehicles
  • 99V-230 Aug 23, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Other or unknown · 2,692 vehicles
  • 99V-045 Mar 12, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Seats · 139k vehicles
  • 97V-155 Sep 12, 1997
    Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles
    Seats · 5 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.