NHTSA recall 14V318000
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 | 14V318000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 14222, 15027 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2014-06-12 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-06 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR |
| Units potentially affected | 28789 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-25 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 28789 |
| Reported remedied | 9415 (32%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 Saab 9-3 Convertible vehicles manufactured July 30, 2003, to February 15, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the driver's side front seat belt retractor may break, causing the seat belt webbing not to retract.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, a seat belt that has not retracted may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt retractor, free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2015. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14222. Note: Special Coverage 10086 will replace the passenger side seat belt retractor if it fails, free of charge, for the life of the vehicle.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2004 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2003-07-30 to 2004-07-09. |
|---|---|
| 2005 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2004-07-15 to 2005-07-01. |
| 2006 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2005-06-16 to 2006-07-11. |
| 2007 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2006-07-20 to 2007-11-01. |
| 2008 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2007-09-21 to 2008-11-19. |
| 2009 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2008-10-03 to 2010-03-29. |
| 2010 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2009-10-12 to 2010-09-27. |
| 2011 SAAB 9-3 | Built 2010-09-30 to 2011-02-15. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 99-09-40-005I | 2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender. |
|---|---|
| 09-09-40-001C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking. |
| PI0388F | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPOSITION THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE FOR CONCERNS REGARDING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING OR LATCH PLATE COMING TWISTED. |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE |
| 15017 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE SUPPLIER'S MANUFACTURING PROCESSING. RECALL CAMPAIGN 15017 FRONT SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 8532479 | 2005-03-02. Service bulletin. REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SEAT BELT. *EH |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.