NHTSA recall 11V015000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V015000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15029 |
| Manufacturer | SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2011-01-19 |
| Owners notified | 2011-03-03 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP |
| Units potentially affected | 4400 |
What is wrong
SAAB IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010. CERTAIN FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITH INCORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
What can happen
THE SUBJECT FUEL PUMPS CAN SEIZE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
SAAB WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
Notes
SAAB'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 15029.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2010 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2010-06-01 to 2010-10-31. |
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| 2011 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2010-06-01 to 2010-10-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-20101127 | 2011-05-21. Service bulletin. GM: THERE MAY BE A FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT LOW MILES. THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *RM |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.