- Vehicles
- 9,862
- Built between
- Aug 1973 – Jul 1979
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 13 October 1978
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1973 and July 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1974 Saab 99Built August 1973 to July 1979
- 1974 Saab 99EMSBuilt August 1973 to July 1979
- 1974 Saab 99LBuilt August 1973 to July 1979
- 1974 Saab 99LEBuilt August 1973 to July 1979
What the defect is
The front seat belts may be of insufficient length and do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection". These belts may not fit some adult passengers when the seat is in the far forward position and the seat back is adjusted to the nominal design riding position.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1973 to July 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 1978
- Owners notified13 October 1978
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 July 1978.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: motorhomes.system: interior; seat belts.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, passengers who are unableto wear seat belts would be more likely to be injured.corrective actiion: dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a longerpair of latch bar stalks.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.