NHTSA safety record

Saturn

Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Saturn, model year 2010.

Vehicle

Complaints

Recalls

Fires

Deaths

One Saturn has enough on file to be worth a page here, the 2010 Outlook, whose owners have filed 16 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the steering than any other system: 7 of them.

NHTSA holds 75 recall campaigns naming Saturn vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.

What goes wrong on a Saturn

The systems named most often across every Saturn complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.

STEERING 7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2
ENGINE 1

Most recent Saturn recalls

The newest campaigns naming a Saturn, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

17V061000 · January 26, 2017

In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag does not deploy as intended, the front passenger has an increased risk of injury.

General Motors LLC · up to 91,007 vehicles

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

16V063000 · February 3, 2016

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

General Motors LLC · up to 113,716 vehicles

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

15V415000 · June 30, 2015

If the open liftgate unexpectedly falls, it may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury.

General Motors LLC · up to 691,144 vehicles

Pages 2010 Outlook

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

14V490000 · August 8, 2014

If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.

General Motors LLC · up to 202,155 vehicles

SEAT BELTS

14V266000 · May 20, 2014

If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.

General Motors LLC · up to 1,339,355 vehicles

Pages 2010 Outlook

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

14V252000 · May 14, 2014

Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

General Motors LLC · up to 2,440,524 vehicles

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

14V224000 · April 30, 2014

If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, despite selecting the PARK position, the transmission may not be in PARK. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

General Motors LLC · up to 1,131,113 vehicles

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

14V171000 · April 10, 2014

General Motors LLC · up to 2,191,014 vehicles

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

14V153000 · March 31, 2014

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors LLC · up to 1,373,177 vehicles

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

14V118000 · March 17, 2014

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

General Motors LLC · up to 1,176,407 vehicles

Pages 2010 Outlook

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Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes

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