Service bulletin 700

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10004623
Published by NHTSA	2003-12-29
Manufacturer's number	700
Manufacturer's date	2003-11-08
NHTSA component	TIRES

NHTSA's summary

IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRES CONCERNING USE OF 9-5 SNOW TIRE/WHEEL COMBINATION ON THE '03 9-3 SPORT SEDAN, SAAB HAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH HUB SIZE AND BOLT PATTERNS ARE IDENTICAL, THE WHEEL OFFSET DIFFERS ON THE 9-3 SPORT SEDAN AS COMPARED TO EITHER 9-5 MODEL, 1999-02 9-3 SEDANS OR 1999-03 9-3 CONVERTIBLE MODELS. *TT

The document

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Components

Tires

Vehicles listed
SAAB 9-3	2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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