NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Buick Regal Recalls
The 2001 Buick Regal has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Buick Regal. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 187
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
48 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Buick Regal, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2001 Buick Regal
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V701000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,003,556
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Regal, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 09V116000
- Reported
- April 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,497,516
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Regal, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 08V118000
- Reported
- March 12, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 207,542
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Regal, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 01V109000
- Reported
- April 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,007
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Regal, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 00V371000
- Reported
- November 13, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Regal, 2 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V228003
- Reported
- August 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 156,305
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Regal, 12 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Regal, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Regal, 10 other models
2001 Buick Regal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 187 owner complaints about the 2001 Buick Regal, the newest on February 1, 2024. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 48 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Buick Regal, the component group named most often is the engine (28%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (18%) and the electrical system (17%).
3 of the 2001 Buick Regal's 8 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Buick Regal owners gave the mileage (112 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine52
- Engine And Engine Cooling34
- Electrical System32
- Steering14
- Vehicle Speed Control13
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Buick Regal peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 42. 18% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Buick Regal drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Buick Regal year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 187 complaints about the 2001 Buick Regal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Regal by model year
Other 2001 Buick models
Newest record on this page: February 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted