NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls
The 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 276
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
31 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 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 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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 Monte Carlo, 3 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Monte Carlo, 4 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 Monte Carlo, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 00V244000
- Reported
- August 29, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 Monte Carlo, 12 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Monte Carlo, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Monte Carlo, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2007 Monte Carlo, 10 other models
2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 276 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the newest on October 20, 2020. Of these, 13 describe a crash (5%) and 31 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).
1 of the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo owners gave the mileage (164 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System77
- Engine48
- Engine And Engine Cooling48
- Steering38
- Exterior Lighting36
- Air Bags26
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 | |
| 2002 | 25 | |
| 2003 | 29 | |
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 30. 37% 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 Monte Carlo drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Monte Carlo year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 276 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Monte Carlo by model year
Other 2001 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted