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Saab - General motors

Official notice

17 Jun 2014

Last checked

17 Jun 2014

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Saab - General motors. On certain convertible model vehicles, the tensioning cable in the driver's seat belt retractor may break, causing the belt to fail to retract. If a crash were to occur with a seat belt in this condition, it could increase the risk of injury to the driver. Correction: Dealers will replace seat belt retractor assemblies. Published 2014-06-17.

What to do now

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Recall number

70016

Official notice

2014-06-17

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The hazard

On certain convertible model vehicles, the tensioning cable in the driver's seat belt retractor may break, causing the belt to fail to retract. If a crash were to occur with a seat belt in this condition, it could increase the risk of injury to the driver. Correction: Dealers will replace seat belt retractor assemblies.

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Recall Numbers

70016

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2004, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 2

Year: 2005, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 3

Year: 2006, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 4

Year: 2007, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 7

Year: 2010, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Product 8

Year: 2011, Make: SAAB, Model: 9-3

Risk / hazard

On certain convertible model vehicles, the tensioning cable in the driver's seat belt retractor may break, causing the belt to fail to retract. If a crash were to occur with a seat belt in this condition, it could increase the risk of injury to the driver. Correction: Dealers will replace seat belt retractor assemblies.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Saab, General Motors

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Saab, General Motors.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70016

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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