Recall 98V139000: Air Bag Alert Label
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V139000Component: EQUIPMENT: OTHER LABELS
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Year: 1998
Make: SAAB
Model: 900, 9000
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 39313
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The air bag alert label on the driver side visor was omitted. This does not conform to the requirements of FMVSS No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The vehicle occupant may not properly understand the operation of the air bag system and the need to use seat belts.
Owners will be provided with an alert label to be installed on the visible side of the driver's sun visor. If an owner so desires, their dealer can install the label for them.
Owner notification began September 1, 1998. Owners who do not receive the free alert label with installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact Saab at 1-800-955-9007. Also contact the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).