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Saab 9-3 2003–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15017 · NHTSA communication 10014595 · issued Jan 13, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2003–2004
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Seat belt retractors that may have been damaged during the supplier's manufacturing processing. Recall campaign 15017 front seat belt replacement. *tt

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.