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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Chevrolet Prizm Recalls

The 2001 Chevrolet Prizm has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

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

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
45

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
7

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

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

1 recall on the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm

Suspension

Campaign
10E002000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002 Prizm, 1 other model

10E002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Chevrolet Prizm complaints by year

NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm, the newest on July 11, 2020. Of these, 7 describe a crash (16%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the electrical system (9%).

The 2001 Chevrolet Prizm's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2001 Chevrolet Prizm owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling15
  • Air Bags6
  • Electrical System4
  • Engine4
  • Tires4
  • Exterior Lighting3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20036
20045
20055
20063
20074
20085
20091
20104
20112
20123
20142
20153
20201

Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Prizm peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 6. 27% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

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

Chevrolet Prizm by model year

Other 2001 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: July 11, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted