Service bulletin 03001
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10001073 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2003-04-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | 03001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2003-01-15 |
| NHTSA component | WHEELS |
NHTSA's summary
A SAFETY DEFECT MAY EXIST WHERE CHANGING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ALLOY AND STEEL WHEELS, MAY CAUSE RUST AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO BUILD UP ON THE MATING SURFACE OF THE WHEEL HUB AND CAUSE THE WHEEL BOLTS TO FATIGUE AND POSSIBLY BREAK. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Wheels
| SAAB 9-5 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 03V006000 | 2003-01-13. WHEELS:HUB |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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