Vehicle recall 99V246000 · September 13, 1999
1999 Saab 9-3
Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. Failures of the "easy entry" cable in the front driver or passenger manual seats can cause the seat fore/aft adjustable mechanism to be unlocked.
- Consequence
- Since the anchor points for the lap portion of the front safety belts are attached to the seat assembly, release of the fore/aft locking mechanism reduces the restraint capability of the safety belts in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new cable and spring assembly.
- Notes
- Saab recall no. 710. Owner notification began October 15, 1999. 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 1-770-279-0100.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V246000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 13, 1999
- Filed by
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 710
- Owner notification
- October 15, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,132
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
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