Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 2001

Manufacturers filed 561 US vehicle safety recalls in 2001, covering 40,785,551 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 33.

Campaigns
561
Vehicles covered
40,785,551
Largest recall
13,000,000
Rank by volume
#25 of 60

Makes that filed most in 2001

  1. Ford22,401,347 vehicles33 recalls
  2. Chevrolet2,025,201 vehicles22 recalls
  3. Dodge1,897,644 vehicles17 recalls
  4. BMW135,063 vehicles15 recalls
  5. International Harvester82,750 vehicles12 recalls
  6. Volvo45,322 vehicles12 recalls
  7. Freightliner117,237 vehicles10 recalls
  8. Peterbilt71,503 vehicles9 recalls
  9. Thomas17,766 vehicles9 recalls
  10. Amtran22,160 vehicles8 recalls
  11. Arvinmeritor213,172 vehicles8 recalls
  12. Blue Bird11,390 vehicles8 recalls

Counted by the make named on each filing, so a manufacturer that sells several brands appears once per brand.

Parts recalled most in 2001

  1. Steering: Tie Rod Assembly30 recalls
  2. Suspension20 recalls
  3. Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly19 recalls
  4. Electrical System: Wiring15 recalls
  5. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings14 recalls
  6. Unknown or Other12 recalls
  7. Equipment: Labels11 recalls
  8. Seat Belts: Anchorage11 recalls
  9. Seats11 recalls
  10. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings10 recalls

Largest recalls of 2001

  1. Ford — Tires: Tread/Belt01X00100022 May 200113,000,000
  2. Evenflo — Child Seat: Handle (infant)01C01900026 April 20013,756,910
  3. Wilderness At — Tires: Tread/Belt01T01600015 October 20012,800,000
  4. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline01I00800019 July 20011,556,221
  5. Ford — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly01V22700116 July 20011,400,000
  6. Ford — Visibility: Motor01V2580008 August 20011,083,000
  7. Firestone — Tires: Tread/Belt01T00600020 February 2001952,000
  8. Ford — Suspension: Coil Springs01I00700012 July 2001948,492
  9. Dodge — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch01V04000012 February 2001701,000
  10. Ford — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan01I01100021 December 2001695,260
  11. Ford — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan01V39000021 December 2001695,260
  12. Ford — Visibility: Motor01V26100015 August 2001598,256
  13. Ford — Visibility: Electrical Heating Element01I0090009 July 2001566,979
  14. Chevrolet — Exterior Lighting: Switch01V3640003 December 2001506,377
  15. Pontiac — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch01V0670008 March 2001477,011
  16. Chevrolet — Seat Belts: Warning Light/Devices01V12300010 April 2001461,851
  17. Ford — Equipment: Air Conditioner01V26200015 August 2001413,245
  18. Mercury — Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly00V4190022 January 2001394,000
  19. Dodge — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Vacuum01V1540008 May 2001353,000
  20. Mercury — Electrical System01V2300009 July 2001342,962
  21. Federal Mogul — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings01E02300015 May 2001299,071
  22. Chrysler — Structure: Frame and Members01V2730002 August 2001282,470
  23. Mitsubishi — Power Train: Cooling Unit and Lines01V01100116 January 2001277,227
  24. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Pedals and Linkages01I0060002 July 2001255,770
  25. Chevrolet — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch01V26400021 August 2001248,737

The 25 largest of 561 filed in 2001. See every recall or the largest on record.

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Every year on record, with the long-run trend.

About this figure

2001 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 2001 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 2001 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 2001 is counted twice, so the figure is not a count of distinct vehicles.

Do Not Drive and Park Outside flags entered NHTSA’s public record in May 2025. This page shows no advisory section for 2001 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 2001 recall was urgent.

Compiled from NHTSA’s published recall files, which are US government open data and rebuilt daily. Figures on this page reflect the record as of 18 September 2026. Read the methodology, or check a specific vehicle at nhtsa.gov.