Saab 900. Published by Transport Canada as 1989008 on 17 January 1989. System: Electrical.
What the notice says The wiring harness may chafe against sharp edges under the dashboard and also, in the 1988 vehicles, against a carpet support. if a short circuit develops there is a risk of smoke or possibly fire inside the passenger compartment. correction: four rubber strips will be affixed to edges in critical locations and the …
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Saab 900 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Saab 900 is named on 14 British notices and 3 Japanese. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
The Japanese register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989008
- Recall date
- 17 January 1989
- Make
- Saab
- Models
- 900
- Model years
- 1987 to 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,765
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE WIRING HARNESS MAY CHAFE AGAINST SHARP EDGES UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND ALSO, IN THE 1988 VEHICLES, AGAINST A CARPET SUPPORT. IF A SHORT CIRCUIT DEVELOPS THERE IS A RISK OF SMOKE OR POSSIBLY FIRE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CORRECTION: FOUR RUBBER STRIPS WILL BE AFFIXED TO EDGES IN CRITICAL LOCATIONS AND THE MAIN HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD WILL AT SOME LOCATIONS, BE COVERED BY A PLASTIC HOSE.
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Saab elsewhere in this register
Saab is named on 70 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1989103 · 21 July 1989 · 900 · Heater And Defroster
- 1989159 · 24 November 1989 · 9000 · Brakes
- 1988092 · 5 July 1988 · 9000 · Engine
- 1988058 · 19 April 1988 · 9000 · Engine
- 1990042 · 6 March 1990 · 9000 · Electrical
- 1987024 · 17 February 1987 · 900 · Fuel System
- 1991085 · 5 June 1991 · 9000 · Engine
- 1991093 · 13 June 1991 · 9000 · Powertrain
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1989019 · 17 February 1989 · Travel Trailer, Fifth Wheel, Truck Camper · Electrical
- 1989101 · 19 July 1989 · Refrigerator · Electrical
- 1988133 · 23 September 1988 · Hcoe, Conventional · Electrical
- 1988110 · 18 July 1988 · Continental · Electrical
- 1988010 · 27 January 1988 · Somerset, Skylark · Electrical
- 1988003 · 5 January 1988 · 700 Series · Electrical
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Saab: 70 in the register, and 178 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1989.
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