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NHTSA recall 06V410000

Electrical system › Ignition › Module

Saab 9-5

Reported Oct 26, 20065,078 vehicles affectedSAAB CARS USA, INC.Maker’s number 05087/15021B

The defect

Certain passenger vehicles equipped with B308 6-cylinder gasoline engines may experience overheating and burnout of the isolated gated bipolar transistor (igbt) within the ignition discharge module (idm) due to increased susceptibility to electrical loads.

The risk

Overheating of the igbt occurs most often at engine start-up, but it may also occur while the engine IS running. Engine stalling may occur, which could result in a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect to see what version idm IS in the vehicle and replace the idm if it IS a version built prior to january 2003. the recall IS expected to begin during december 2005. owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007. note: this recall IS an expansion of a previous campaign (please see 05v399).

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Saab 9-5
20022003

Notes

Saab recall no. 05087/15021B. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.