Saab 9-3, 9-5; Saturn Astra (2006-2011): Air bags
Recall 16V063000 · Feb 3, 2016 · General Motors LLC
113,716
vehicles affected
113,716
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V063000
- Date
- Feb 3, 2016
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 113,716
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2006-2011
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006-2009 Saab 9-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 28810.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 12 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V063000?
3 models: Saab 9-3 (2006-2011), Saab 9-5 (2006-2009), Saturn Astra (2008-2009), about 113,716 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V063000?
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.