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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Chevrolet Express Recalls

The 2001 Chevrolet Express has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2008.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Express. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
45

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Chevrolet Express, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2001 Chevrolet Express

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V650000
Reported
December 10, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 6
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
only the 2001 Chevrolet Express

08V650000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V649000
Reported
December 9, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 6
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
only the 2001 Chevrolet Express

08V649000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Chevrolet Express complaints by year

NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Express, the newest on November 18, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Express, the component group named most often is the tires (20%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (16%) and the electrical system (13%).

None of the 2001 Chevrolet Express's 2 recalls concerns the tires.

Where 2001 Chevrolet Express owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Tires9
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
  • Electrical System6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Steering4
  • Equipment3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Express received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
20016
20026
20036
200413
20059
20071
20091
20101
20211

Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Express peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 13. 71% 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 Express drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Express year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Express years.

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The 45 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Express are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Express by model year

Other 2001 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: November 18, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted