1996 Saturn SL: raw data
Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.
| vehicle | 1996 / saturn / sl |
|---|---|
| known issues | none published |
| complaints | 363 on file (1995-09-21 → 2016-01-30) |
| recalls | 2 |
| investigations | 0 |
| fars | 115 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code) |
| indexed | yes |
| license | CC BY 4.0 (derived) |
Known Issues clusters all years →
none published for this vehicle
NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →
| count | earliest_date | latest_date | crash_flagged | fire_flagged | top_components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 1995-09-21 | 2016-01-30 | 53 | 2 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:71; SERVICE BRAKES:50; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:48; HYDRAULIC:48; POWER TRAIN:41 |
Recalls all years →
| campaign_number | report_received_date | component | summary | consequence | remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09E012000 | 07/04/2009 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS. | DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. | SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589. |
| 97V138000 | 29/08/1997 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL STEERING. THE PINION BEARING CAGE IN THE STEERING GEAR CAN SEPARATE UNDER HIGH STEERING SYSTEM LOAD CONDITIONS, SUCH AS PARKING LOT OR SIMILAR LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. | THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PINION GEAR DISENGAGING FROM THE RACK CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MANUAL STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. |
Investigations all years →
none listed
FARS occupant deaths all years →
| crash_years | occupant_deaths | match_type | vpic_recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2024 | 115 | legacy-code | 0 |
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Saturn SL vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/saturn/sl
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_saturn_sl_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Saturn SL},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/saturn/sl}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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