NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chrysler 300m Recalls
The 2001 Chrysler 300m has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chrysler 300m. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2001 Chrysler 300m, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2001 Chrysler 300m
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 03V035000
- Reported
- February 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,066,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 300m, 3 other models
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 01V273000
- Reported
- August 2, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 282,470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2000 300m, 3 other models
Child seat
- Campaign
- 00V366000
- Reported
- November 9, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,211,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2000 300m, 15 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 300m, 57 other models
2001 Chrysler 300m complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2001 Chrysler 300m, the newest on June 26, 2018. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Chrysler 300m, the component group named most often is the steering (32%), followed by the power train (12%) and the air bags (11%).
None of the 2001 Chrysler 300m's 4 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2001 Chrysler 300m owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering29
- Power Train11
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System8
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chrysler 300m peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 14. 35% 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 Chrysler 300m drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300m year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Chrysler 300m years.
The 91 complaints about the 2001 Chrysler 300m are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler 300m by model year
Other 2001 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted