# NHTSA recall 16V063000

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: 16V063000
- Manufacturer's number: 28810 and 28811
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-02\-03
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-01
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 113716

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2006\-2011 Saab 9\-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006\-2009 Saab 9\-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008\-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008.  Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9\-3 and 9\-5 vehicles and will replace  the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge.  The recall began on March 1, 2017.  Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1\-800\-955\-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1\-800\-553\-6000.  GM's number for this recall is 28810.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 21, for 2022 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 113716
- Reported remedied: 77356 \(68%\)
- Reported unreachable: 574
- Reported removed: 22513

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2006/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2007 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2007/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2008 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2008/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2009 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2009/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2010 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2010/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2011 SAAB 9\-3](/makes/saab/9-3/2011/recalls.md). Built 2002\-05\-31 to 2011\-02\-15.
- [2006 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2006/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-23 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2007 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2007/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-23 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2008 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2008/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-23 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2009 SAAB 9\-5](/makes/saab/9-5/2009/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-23 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2008 SATURN ASTRA](/makes/saturn/astra/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-04\-11 to 2008\-07\-24.
- [2009 SATURN ASTRA](/makes/saturn/astra/2009/recalls.md). Built 2007\-04\-11 to 2008\-07\-24.

## Investigated as EA15001

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.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V063000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V063000/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/16V063000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V063000)

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