Saab 900-turbo 1998

• Recall 4165 [USA]: Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Static electricity can build up within the passenger-side air bag module and create enough of a charge to cause an inadvertent air bag deployment. Most of these inadvertent deployments have occurred in cooler, dry weather, and have generally included dusting or wiping of the dashboard, starting the car, or closing the door.
  dealers will install a front passenger-side air bag module grounding strap. Owner notification began september 24, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
  also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 10887 [USA]: The vehicle occupant may not properly understand the operation of the air bag system and the need to use seat belts.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The air bag alert label on the driver side visor was omitted. This does not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
  owners will be provided with an alert label to be installed on the visible side of the driver's sun visor. If an owner so desires, their dealer can install the label for them.
  owner notificationbegan september 1,1998.Owners who do not receive the free alert label with installation instructions within a reasonble time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 14051 [USA]: If the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may not be able to properly aim the headlights.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The instructions for properly aiming the headlighting system were omitted. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  owners will be sent aiming instructions, and directions for affixing these inserts to the owner guides. If an owner so desires, a dealer can affix the inserts in their owner guide for them.
  owner notification began june 15, 1998.Owners who do not receive the free instructions and labels within a reasonable time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall R/1997/024 [UK]: Possibility of the throttle binding
  Binding of the throttle lever may occur due to the possibility of white corrosion.
  the affected vehicles are being recalled for replacement of the zinc coated bushing in the throttle lever with a nickel coated version.

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• Recall R/2001/099 [UK]: Unintentional deployment of passenger air bag
  A build up of static electricity may cause unintentional deployment of the front passenger air bag.
  recall affected vehicles and fit a grounding wire between the air bag module and the vehicle body.

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• Recall 2001191 [Canada]: Airbag
  Certain passenger vehicles. Static electricity can build up within the passenger-side air bag module and create significant enough charge to cause an inadvertent air bag deployment during triggering events. Most of these triggering events have occurred in cooler, dry weather and have generally included dusting or wiping of the dashboard, starting the car, or closing the door. Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury. Correction: dealers will install a front passenger-side air bag module grounding strap

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• Recall 1998163 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  These vehicles do not comply with c.M.V.S.S. 108 - lighting system and retroreflective devices. The section titled "headlamp aiming" was omitted from the owner's manual. Correction: dealers will insert a page supplement in the owner's manual containing the instructions on headlamp aiming.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Inadvertent air bag deployment investigation # PE01018

  Alleged that the passenger-side frontal air bag deployed inadvertently without a frontal crash.
  

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• Defective water pump pulley investigation # DP00008

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• Stop sale notice investigation # SQ98023

  See resume for details.
  

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• New wheel bolts investigation # SQ98018

  Saab issued a tsb informing dealers about a new wheel mounting bolt.If the issue is loosening of the lug nut, this could lead to bolt fatigue and the potential for a wheel separation.
  

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Car started and driven approx 50 yards and then came to traffic light and stopped. Driver noticed that the srs light on the display panel was illuminated at stop light. Passenger airbag deployed before car proceeded. Car driven to opposite side of street to park and assess situation. While car being driven across street, driver side airbag also deployed. No collision with and no tapping of another car occurred. Road conditions were dry and w/o debris. No rain was falling and no lighting or thunder was present. What appear to be first degrees burns were sustained on the lateral aspect of the right forearm and hand. No visible damage to eye or face.

I own a auto repair shop and was driving a customer vehicle. I was driving straight down the street at 20-25 mph when the passenger airbag exploded. It was a very scary experience, i pulled over to the side of the road. After a minute i decided i should pull the car a little more off the road , as i was doing that the drivers side airbag went off.

I had just pulled out of a parking lot onto a street, going straight, at about 20 mph, when the passenger side airbag deployed. About a minute later, the driver side airbag deployed, hitting me. I pulled over. The car had not hit anything prior to deployment. The result is that the windshield is cracked, the interior overhead light dislodged and i was disoriented.

I was sitting in my car in a parking lot with the engine running. The car was in park when the passenger side air bag deployed. Gm will not fix the car and has offered a very low repurchase offer ($1100.00 less than kbb trade in value). *tr

Both airbags deployed for no apparent reason. The srs light illuminated followed by deployment of the passenger bag. The driver side bag deployed approximately 30 seconds after the passenger bag deployed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 saab 900 se turbo. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began stalling, spitting, and stuttering as if it needed gas. The vehicle then shut off and restart. The vehicle was diagnosed with direct ignition cassette failure and has remained parked ever since. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.

My 1998 saab 900 se turbo convertible has 62,000 miles on it, and yet i've just had to replace the direct ignition cassette which completely failed -- thankfully i was still in the driveway when it conked out, this is ridiculously early in the life of the car according to my saab specialist mechanic. I saw that the 2000 and 2002 model di cassettes were recalled but not the earlier models. Wondering if there's a way for redress. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the passenger side air bag deployed. There were no warnings prior to the incident. There was a nhtsa recall, # 01v222000, regarding air bags:frontal. The contact did not receive any notification about this recall.

Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a traffic signal both the front air bags deployed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined the control module shorted causing the deployment. The dealer determined the control module, air bags, and seatbelts needed to be replaced.