Saab 900. Published by Transport Canada as 1995028 on 16 February 1995. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says Note: 1994-95 3 and 5 door models and 1995 convertibles.
the seat assemblies may be missing one or more of the arc welds that join the seat back recliner mechanism to the seat back frame. this could result in the seat back falling backwards if the vehicle is impacted from the rear. sudden failure of a driver seat …
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
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
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1995028
- Recall date
- 16 February 1995
- Make
- Saab
- Models
- 900
- Model years
- 1994 to 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 671
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: 1994-95 3 AND 5 DOOR MODELS AND 1995 CONVERTIBLES.
THE SEAT ASSEMBLIES MAY BE MISSING ONE OR MORE OF THE ARC WELDS THAT JOIN THE SEAT BACK RECLINER MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE SEAT BACK FALLING BACKWARDS IF THE VEHICLE IS IMPACTED FROM THE REAR. SUDDEN FAILURE OF A DRIVER SEAT BACK COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH.
CORRECTION: SEAT BACKS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF REQUIRED.
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The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1995028.
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.
- 1995114 · 22 June 1995 · 9000 · Brakes
- 1995136 · 21 July 1995 · 900 · Powertrain
- 1995159 · 5 September 1995 · 900 · Engine
- 1995187 · 20 October 1995 · 9000 · Seats And Restraints
- 1994127 · 8 August 1994 · 900 · Seats And Restraints
- 1994121 · 29 July 1994 · 900 · Seats And Restraints
- 1994122 · 29 July 1994 · 9000 · Lights And Instruments
- 1994125 · 29 July 1994 · 9000 · Engine
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1995032 · 21 February 1995 · Mustang, Crown Victoria, Town Car · Seats And Restraints
- 1995033 · 21 February 1995 · 626 · Seats And Restraints
- 1995017 · 9 February 1995 · New Yorker, LHS · Seats And Restraints
- 1995041 · 1 March 1995 · Topkick C7, Kodiak C6, Topkick C6 · Seats And Restraints
- 1995008 · 31 January 1995 · FLD120 · Seats And Restraints
- 1995009 · 31 January 1995 · Ram · Seats And Restraints
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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 237 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1995.
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