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Service bulletins for the 1999 Saab 9-3

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.

55 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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81120912000-04-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SOME CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES UP TO AND INCLUDING VIN X7024103 MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLING NOISE FROM INSIDE THE FIRST BOW AND LATCH HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. *TT
43220372000-04-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN 473 REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ON VEHCILES WITHIN VIN SERIAL NO. RANGES X2000001 - X2023753 OR X7000001 - X7020971. *TT
81121872000-04-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. ON CERTAIN CONVERTIBLES M99 UP TO AND INCLUDING VIN X7050382 IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE PLASTIC HOLDER FOR THE HEADLINING TO THE THIRD BOW COMES UNDONE AND THE HEADLINING SAGS. *TT
81121602000-04-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAN THAT THE SOFT TOP COVER DOES NOT OPEN OR FIRST BOW HITS SOFT TOP COVER. *TT
1002000-04-19. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUBJECT REGARDING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY-RELATED RECALL CAMPAIGN AFFECTING EARLY CONVERTIBLE AND 3-DOOR CARS WITH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE FRONT SEATS. *TT
52220432000-03-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING PROPER BRAKE FLUID CAP FIT. *TT
8111999-11-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT TOP STOPS MOVING DURING 5TH BOW MOVEMENT. *MJS
3621999-11-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF THE HORN SOUNDING ON ITS OWN OR THE STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. *TT
36720651999-11-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CUSTOMERS MAY ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT INTERFERENCE OR POOR RADIO RECEPTION WHEN LISTENING TO AM STATIONS. *TT
6441999-11-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ADDRESSING COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE NOISE, LOW POWER ASSIST, LEAKAGE, OR OVERHEATING OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *TT
81121551999-11-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. CONVERTIBLES WITHIN VIN INTERVAL X7023727 - X7050589 MAY EXHIBIT AIR IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. *TT
38320461999-09-28. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SUBJECT ON REPLACING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SIREN. *TT
3719008ED21999-09-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. INFORMATION ON DELETING DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT CUSTOMER' REQUEST. *TT
983651999-07-26. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. BRIEF VOICE MAIL MESSAGE REGARDING PORT AND DEALER CAMPAIGN. *TT
0414981999-06-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. E-MAIL INFORMATION ON PRODUCT NEWS AND 1999 WARRANTY & SERVICE RECORD BOOKLETS. *TT
2001999-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECT ENGINE BEARING CAP TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
1611999-04-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NOISE / SQUEAK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *TT
36320271999-02-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. CONCERNS WITH NUTS ON REAR WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS COME LOOSE. *YC
3711999-01-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING NO SOUND FROM ACCESSORY CD CHANGER AFTER INSTALLATION. *YC
7311999-01-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. DIAGNOSING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN X2000001 - X2020139 AND VIN X7000001 - X7020086. *YC
3671999-01-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. ADDRESSING QUESTIONS REGARDING RADIO FREQUENCIES. *YC
3719008ED21999-01-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. INFORMATION ON DELETING DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT CUSTOMER' REQUEST. *YC
38320461999-01-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. REPLACING ANTI - THEFT SYSTEM SIREN FOR MODELS WITHIN VIN X2000001 - X2004200 AND MODELS WITHIN VIN X7000001 - X7001033. *YC
81120491999-01-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON REPLACING TIE STRAPS ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WIRING ON VEHICLES RANGING FROM X7000001 - X7020941. *YC
81120481999-01-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. CONVERTIBLES WITHIN VIN X7000001 - X7001960 SHOULD HAVE REPLACEMENT OF SOFT TOP COVER DRIVE MECHANISM SHEAR / SAFETY PIN. *YC

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.