The 1987 Saab 9000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 24,379 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ABRASION ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD IN THE COMBINATION NEUTRAL SAFETY/BACKUP LAMP SWITCH OPERATED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR MAY CAUSE RESIDUE TO COLLECT IN ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE CIRCUIT CARD.
THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITHSMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA.
ADD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, TO THE BACKUP LAMP CIRCUIT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Rear wheel wells rusted from inside, causing them to crack.from inside out, offering no support for rear axle which was real close to fallin gloose from car. *ak”
“Transmission locked up, causing front axle to snap.”
“Large cracks in the rear wheel wells. *ak”
“Consumer was driving and car caught on fire call manufacturer said car was repaired under recall consumer has no knowledge of recall purchase car new . Tt *jb”
“Vehicle stalled several times when engine was cold and operating at low speeds. *skd”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Saab 9000 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.