1990 Saab 900 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 Saab 900. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
2crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2
2fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
1crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1
Total complaints21

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Att: nhtsa I have a 90 turbo conv and while driving my lower a-arm broke where the weld is. I have heard this to be a problem with 900's that have over 100,000 miles on them but have found no recalls. I was doing 65 mph at the time it broke but if this had been someone else or if I had been going…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT · reported 2003-01-04

“When applying brakes in an emergency situation , vehicle will steer to the right, and lose total control. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1999-12-01

“While driving experience sintermittent abs brake failure.”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1998-07-01

“When the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with an suv, both traveling at 35 mph, there was no deployment of the driver's side air bag. The saab has been totalled. *ak”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 1998-03-16

“While driving any speed, lost part of braking ability, brakes hard, vehicle pulls to side, intermittent problem, nearly caused a crash, according to dealer, abs solenoid failed, needs replacing. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1997-09-24

“Air bag did not deploy in a head-on 35mph crash. Both vehicles, traveling in opposite directions were both traveling at 35mph. Driver fractured sternum and the front end was forced back into the engine.”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 1997-09-16

“The car was involved in a rearend collision and the driver's seatback fell back, injuring the driver. *ak”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · reported 1997-06-02

“Vehicle veers to the left during brake application, probable cause, abs valve block failure. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1996-05-18

Defect investigations

Investigation EA94011 Opened 1994-02-28 · closed 1995-02-28

FUEL PUMP FAILS/TANK LEAKS

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE93087 Opened 1993-10-05 · closed 1994-02-28

FUEL PUMP FAILS/TANK LEAKS

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Saab 900 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.