The 1989 Saab 9000 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 39,965 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. 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.
THE ROUTING OF THE THROTTLE KICKDOWN CABLE COULD ALLOW CHAFING TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE CABLE AND ANY ONE OF THREE STEEL BRAKE FLUID LINES NEAR THE VALVE BLOCK OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT.
THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE; THUS, THE BRAKECIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY THAT LINE WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND RESULT IN DECREASEDBRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND AN ACCIDENT.
CHANGE CABLE ROUTING AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHMENT BRACKET TO PREVENT CHAFING.
FUEL FILTER MAY NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATION CONCERNING LEAKAGE CRITERIA DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THE GLUING PROCESS.
FUEL FILTER MAY LEAK CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
REPLACE FUEL FILTER.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“While pulling out of a parking space, as soon as the car was put in drive, the vehicle took off. The vehicle hit other cars. Dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak”
“Saab customer assist ctr declined all form of assistance. No safety defect listed in the summary. *ak”
“Saab customer assist ctr declined all form of assistance. No safety defect listed in the summary. *ak”
“Saab customer assist ctr declined all form of assistance. No safety defect listed in the summary. *ak”
“Saab customer assist ctr declined all form of assistance. No safety defect listed in the summary. *ak”
“Cooling fan relay burned out melting the relay fuse box located under the hood.”
“According to manufacturers standard equipment, driver side aig bag should have been installed, however it's not.”
“Vehicle stalling due to battery distributor block. *sd”
There is no summary currently available
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 Saab 9000 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.