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Saab 9-3 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 4712421 · NHTSA communication 10005658 · issued Jan 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Gearbox is sluggish, specifically during shifting from 1st to 2nd and from 3rd to 2nd gear. *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.