Saab 9-3 2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 700 · NHTSA communication 10004623 · issued Nov 8, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
In response to inquires concerning use of 9-5 snow tire/wheel combination on the '03 9-3 sport sedan, saab has informed that even though hub size and bolt patterns are identical, the wheel offset differs on the 9-3 sport sedan as compared to either 9-5 model, 1999-02 9-3 sedans or 1999-03 9-3 convertible models. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.