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Saab to recall 300,000 defective 9-3, 9-5 cars

STOCKHOLM, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Saab, an arm of General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Thursday it will recall around 300,000 Saab 9-3s and 9-5s from the model years 2000 through 2002 because of overheating in the ignition system.

Saab would recall the cars to replace the ignition box after a request from U.S. federal safety regulators.

"We will recall around 300,000 cars worldwide. A fault has emerged where electric overload causes ignition box failure and the engine won't start," Saab spokesman Christer Nilsson told Reuters. "In rare cases engines have stopped while driving."

Nilsson said there had been three or four incidents due to engines stopping while driving but that no people had been hurt.

He said the company would contact owners of the models during the autumn and that ignition box replacements would begin next year.

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