NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chevrolet Corvette Recalls
The 2001 Chevrolet Corvette has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 9, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 205
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette, 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 Corvette
Steering: column locking: anti-theft device
- Campaign
- 04V060000
- Reported
- February 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126,624
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Corvette
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Corvette, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Corvette, 46 other models
2001 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by year
NHTSA has received 205 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette, the component group named most often is the steering (43%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
1 of the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2001 Chevrolet Corvette owners gave the mileage (132 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering88
- Electrical System25
- Engine And Engine Cooling25
- Fuel System, Gasoline19
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic16
- Wheels16
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 | |
| 2002 | 18 | |
| 2003 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 23 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 23. 43% 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 Corvette drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Corvette year in the same window: 5th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid by our method.
The 205 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Corvette by model year
Other 2001 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted