NHTSA recall 01V168000
Air bags
Saab 9-3 and 1 more
Reported May 18, 200143,073 vehicles affectedSAAB CARS USA, INC.Built Sep 27, 1999 – Jul 7, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the air bag alert labels may not be permanently affixed as required by this standard.
The risk
These vehicles do not comply with the requirements.
The remedy
Dealers will clean the sunvisor surface and apply a new air bag alert label on both sunvisors. owner notification began july 30, 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.