NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chrysler Sebring Recalls
The 2001 Chrysler Sebring has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chrysler Sebring. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 242
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Chrysler Sebring, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2001 Chrysler Sebring
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V401000
- Reported
- June 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,315
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Sebring, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V338000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Sebring, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 01V011002
- Reported
- January 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,439
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 01V005002
- Reported
- January 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 15 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 00V320002
- Reported
- October 27, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,480
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 00V306000
- Reported
- October 12, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 00V299002
- Reported
- October 2, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 00V278000
- Reported
- September 18, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,504
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2006 Sebring, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Sebring, 57 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2006 Sebring, 3 other models
2001 Chrysler Sebring complaints by year
NHTSA has received 242 owner complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring, the newest on August 3, 2017. Of these, 21 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (37%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the suspension (12%).
1 of the 2001 Chrysler Sebring's 12 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Chrysler Sebring owners gave the mileage (153 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling89
- Air Bags29
- Suspension29
- Electrical System23
- Power Train20
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic18
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | |
| 2003 | 25 | |
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 26 | |
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 32. 42% 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 Sebring drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Chrysler Sebring year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Chrysler Sebring years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 242 complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler Sebring by model year
Other 2001 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: August 3, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted