2007 Saab 9-5 Airbags Problems

My vehicle was on recall for Takata air bags. My vehicle was then installed with a new set of Takata airbags. Are not these airbags just as unsafe? Have not there been cases of the same issues happening to these airbags? Is my 2017 front passenger Airbag going to explode like a grenade and kill me? These are all questions I have, but I am told these airbags are safe. Yet I have seen lawsuits where someone died in another vehicle make but with 2017 Takata airbags as the cause of death and or injury. Should not my car have been replaced with non Takata brand airbags? Are any Takata airbags safe when compared to other brands?

NHTSA ID

11516910

Incident

Apr 13, 2023

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10949769

Incident

Feb 6, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. 2/3/17 WILL MARK 1 YR SINCE NOTIFICATION OF RECALL. GM SITE SAYS WORKING QUICKLY TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PARTS. USE OF ADVERB QUICKLY IS INAPPROPRIATE. I NEED TO KNOW RISK FACTOR AS MY WIFE AND I HAVE A LOADED PISTOL POINTED AT OUR HEADS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SHOULD WE DISABLE THE SRS SYSTEM? WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS AND INJURIES FROM EXPLODING INFLATORS? ARE THEY REALLY CONCENTRATED IN HHAS OR IS THIS JUST ANOTHER OF TANAKA'S LIES? IS FATALITY/INJURY DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION AVAILABLE? IF NOT, WHY NOT? IF THIS AIRBAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A NON-DEPLOYMENT DEFECT, WOULD GM HAVE THE REPLACEMENT REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE?

NHTSA ID

10945253

Incident

Feb 3, 2016

2007 SAAB 9-5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECT WITH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. RECALL # 16V063000. *LD

NHTSA ID

10943633

Incident

May 2, 2016

TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS NOW BEEN 11 MONTHS SINCE THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. FEB 03,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER15041 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V063 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

NHTSA ID

10939309

Incident

Feb 3, 2016

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE ATTACHED LETTER IN MAY, 2016. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, GM TELLS ME IT'S OK TO DRIVE. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. ATTACHED IS AN E-MAIL STRING OF MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM. I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR, IT'S IN STORAGE; AND I CAN'T SELL IT WITHOUT FULL DISCLOSURE, WHICH MAKES IT WORTHLESS. AND IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.

NHTSA ID

10927805

Incident

May 2, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INFORMING ME OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY CAR IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR (2016). IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 8 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT MY CAR'S AIRBAG SYSTEMS HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM GM ABOUT THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP WITH RESOLVING THIS MATTER. THANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10918649

Incident

Oct 24, 2016

SUMMARY: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY EXPERIENCE AN ALTERATION OVER TIME, WHICH COULD LEAD TO OVERAGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CONDITION COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BODY OF THE INFLATOR RUPTURING UPON DEPLOYMENT. SAFETY RISK: IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR ON SAAB 9-3 AND 9-5 VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL, FREE OF CHARGE.

NHTSA ID

10917950

Incident

Oct 21, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THE SECOND RECALL NOTICE TO DETERMINE IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR AND WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SUPPLIED THE PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT *TR

NHTSA ID

10907553

Incident

May 2, 2016

TAKATA RECALL: GM/SAAB SENT ME NOTIFICATION AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFTEY CONCERNS AROUND MY AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO OFFER A SOLUTION - THEY NOTE THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO DATE IS GIVEN FOR A REMEDY. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DRIVING A DEFECTIVE, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS WITHOUT A SENSE OF WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

10897703

Incident

May 1, 2016

Mileage

87,000 mi

I WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO OF RECALL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 03, 2016 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS . I WAS ADVISED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. IT IS NOW JUNE 22 AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH A LETHAL SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN WILL GM HAVE THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR.?I HAVE CALLED THE SAAB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BUT "ALL AGENTS ARE BUSY" AND I CANT REACH ANYONE DESPITE WAITING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

NHTSA ID

10875926

Incident

Mar 22, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10871641

Incident

May 23, 2016