The 1986 Saab 9000 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 33,969 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ABRASION ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD IN THE COMBINATION NEUTRAL SAFETY/BACKUP LAMP SWITCH OPERATED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR MAY CAUSE RESIDUE TO COLLECT IN ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE CIRCUIT CARD.
THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITHSMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA.
ADD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, TO THE BACKUP LAMP CIRCUIT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH.
THE WIRING HARNESS MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BRACKET. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A SHORT CIRCUIT DEVELOPS, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
AFFIX TWO RUBBER STRIPS TO THE VERTICAL EDGES OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BRACKET.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“When putting a match in the ashtray the match continued to burn and the whole dash went up in flames. Please describe.”
“Vehicle caught fire while parked and inoperative.the fire began under the hood it caused an explosion.the car was started by itself.(ea95-020). Tt”
“Front seat backs have almost an inch of free-play front to rear. This free play is felt on stops, flopping back to front, particularly on downhill stops. May cause back injury and road distraction.”
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ANALYSIS:A COMPLIANCE INFORMATION REQUEST (CIR) DATED MAY 30, 1986, HASBEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER.NO RESPONSE HAS AS YET BEEN RECEIVED.THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING WHETHER THEFAILURE DURING TEST REPRESENTS A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MATERIAL OR MANUFACTUREWHICH MANIFESTS ITSELF ONLY…
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Saab 9000 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.