1992 Saturn Saturn Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1992 Saturn Saturn. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
3
3injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
2crashes2injuries1deaths
SEATS
2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
2
1crashes2injuries
WHEELS
2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
CHILD SEAT
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
1injuries
SEAT BELTS
1
Total complaints20

What owners report

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

“Vehicle experienced a problem with the rear wheel bearings. Driver was going at approximately 60 mph when the rear wheel bearings came out. The bearings seized, and the wheel came off. What was left was little chewed up pieces of metal. Owner had the vehicle towed to the dealer, but the cause of…”

WHEELS · reported 2005-03-01

“Consumer complained about rear wheel bearings. Consumer was going at approximately 55 mph when the bearings came out/seized, and the wheel came off, which left chewed up pieces of metal. Consumer later contacted the dealer, but the cause of failure was undetermined. *ak”

SUSPENSION:REAR · reported 2004-12-06

“Applied brakes stopped short,seat back snapped when car stopped”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · reported 2001-03-25

“The left rear axle broke causing the left rear wheel came off, the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete divider wall, the driver sustained a sore neck (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2001-03-16

“At the time of the accident. We were at a complete stop when we were hit in the rear. At impact the driver seat broke in the middle of my back. I do have damage to my back and further tests are being done to determine just how severe. The passenger seat just dropped the passenger in the back…”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · reported 2000-04-11

“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW · reported 2000-03-05

“Vehicle seats are not compatible with any front facing toddler's safety seat.”

SEATS · reported 1996-07-11

“No deployment of passengers air bag, contributing to injuries of passengers in accident.”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 1995-09-22

Defect investigations

Investigation PE93022 Opened 1993-04-05 · closed 1993-09-30

STEERING SYSTEM LOCKUP

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE93072 Opened 1993-07-29 · closed 1993-11-29

BRAKE DRAG/EFFECTIVENESS

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE94019 Opened 1994-03-02 · closed 1994-06-29

ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE94028 Opened 1994-03-24 · closed 1994-06-08

BROKEN REAR SPINDLES

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 1992 Saturn Saturn as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.