Complaint 1241819
2009 SAAB 9-3 • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Nov 28, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1241819
- Make
- SAAB
- Model
- 9-3
- Model Year
- 2009
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Nov 28, 2015
- Date Received
- Nov 30, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
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
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.