# NHTSA recall 06V410000

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: 06V410000
- Manufacturer's number: 05087/15021B
- Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Reported: 2006\-10\-26
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 5078

## What is wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 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 JANUARY 2003.  THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1\-800\-955\-9007.  NOTE:  THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN \(PLEASE SEE 05V399\).


## Notes

SAAB RECALL NO. 05087/15021B. 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

- [2002 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2002/recalls.md)
- [2003 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2003/recalls.md)

## 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/06V410000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V410000/investigations)

## 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/06V410000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V410000)

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