14V318000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
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.
2004 SAAB 9-3
2 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 236 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints236
Complaints citing a crash11
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
10V043000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
USING A SEAT BELT THAT HAS NOT RETRACTED, AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
What owners report most
- 67SEAT BELTS
- 29SUSPENSION:FRONT
- 18SUSPENSION
- 16AIR BAGS
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 11SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- 10SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- 5FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2004 SAAB 9-3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.