# NHTSA recall 05V399000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V399000
- Manufacturer's number: 15021
- Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Reported: 2005\-09\-14
- Owners notified: 2006\-03\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 103202

## What is wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH B205/B235 4\-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES AND B308 6\-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND BURNOUT OF THE ISOLATED GATED BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR \(IGBT\) WITHIN THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE \(IDM\) DUE TO INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ELECTRICAL LOADS.


## What can happen

OVERHEATING OF THE IGBT OCCURS MOST OFTEN AT ENGINE START\-UP, BUT IT MAY ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.  ENGINE STALLING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE WHAT VERSION IDM IS IN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE IDM IF IT IS A VERSION BUILT PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF QP3.  AN INTERIM LETTER WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS IN OCTOBER 2005, INFORMING THEM OF THE CONDITION.  PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO THE DEALERS TO HAVE THE IDM REPLACED BY LETTER DATED MARCH 13, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1\-800\-955\-9007.


## Notes

SAAB RECALL NO. 05087.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2000 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-06\-01 to 2000\-06\-30.
- [2001 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-06\-01 to 2001\-06\-30.
- [2002 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-06\-01 to 2002\-06\-30.
- [2000 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-06\-01 to 2000\-06\-30.
- [2001 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-06\-01 to 2001\-06\-30.
- [2002 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-06\-01 to 2002\-06\-30.

## Investigated as PE05017

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE05017: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005\-04\-07, closed 2005\-09\-23. ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V399000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V399000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [2482428](/bulletins/10012002.md), 2005-02-09, Service bulletin
- [2482261](/bulletins/618671.md), 2001-04-19, Service bulletin
- [2482262](/bulletins/614917.md), 2000-12-15, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V399000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V399000)

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