1989 SAAB 9000 Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 88V185000 on 12/05/1988
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1988 - 09/30/1988
- Affected:
- 1,586
- Defect:
- Fuel filter may not meet the specification concerning leakage criteria due to low temperature during the gluing process.
- Consequence:
- Fuel filter may leak creating a potential fire hazard.
- Correction:
- Replace fuel filter.
- Notes:
- System: fuel filter.vehicle description: passenger cars.
- Campaign:
- 89V191000 on 11/27/1989
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1987 - 03/31/1989
- Affected:
- 14,000
- Defect:
- The routing of the throttle kickdown cable could allow chafing to occur between the cable and any one of three steel brake fluid lines near the valve block of the hydraulic brake unit.
- Consequence:
- This could cause brake fluid leakage; thus, the brakecircuit supplied by that line would become inoperative and result in decreasedbraking effectiveness and an accident.
- Correction:
- Change cable routing and install new attachment bracket to prevent chafing.
- Notes:
- System: hydraulic brake lines / throttle cablevehicle description: passenger cars equipped with automatic transmissions.
- Campaign:
- 90V001000 on 01/15/1990
- Component:
- Electrical system:ignition:switch
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1985 - 11/30/1989
- Affected:
- 24,379
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- This could cause overheating of the switch assembly withsmoke and possibly a fire in the center console area.
- Correction:
- Add an electrical circuit, including a relay, to the backup lamp circuit to reduce the current that can flow through the combination switch.
- Notes:
- System: electrical.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with automatic transmissions.
1989 SAAB 9000 TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- 364
- Component:
- 124100 exterior lighting:back up lights:switch
- Summary:
- Recall 278 - overheating of back-up light switch- saab cars usa, inc has notified the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 an
- Bulletin:
- 01/970731
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Adjustment of bearing tension. *tw
- Bulletin:
- 2482035
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Backgroud information in diagnosing a driveability complaint or the check engine lamp coming on. *yc
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