NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier Recalls
The 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 27, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 04V036000
- Reported
- January 27, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,415,231
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cavalier, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Cavalier, 42 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Cavalier, 13 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Cavalier, 12 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Cavalier, 4 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Cavalier, 57 other models
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, the newest on March 18, 2019. Of these, 23 describe a crash (9%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the power train (14%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).
1 of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier owners gave the mileage (104 complaints), the median was 48,120 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System56
- Power Train34
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
- Engine And Engine Cooling29
- Steering26
- Fuel System, Gasoline22
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 | |
| 2002 | 48 | |
| 2003 | 39 | |
| 2004 | 38 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 48. 65% 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 Chevrolet Cavalier drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cavalier year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 1/5
The 243 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cavalier by model year
Other 2001 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 18, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted