NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chevrolet Astro Recalls
The 2001 Chevrolet Astro has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Astro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Chevrolet Astro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Chevrolet Astro
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 05V099000
- Reported
- March 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Astro, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Astro, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Astro, 14 other models
2001 Chevrolet Astro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Astro, the newest on November 23, 2015. Of these, 9 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Astro, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (31%), followed by the exterior lighting (21%) and the electrical system (8%).
2 of the 2001 Chevrolet Astro's 3 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2001 Chevrolet Astro owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 62,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic28
- Exterior Lighting19
- Electrical System7
- Suspension6
- Power Train5
- Seat Belts5
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Astro peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 20. 51% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
The 91 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Astro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Astro by model year
Other 2001 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: November 23, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted