NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2001 Dodge Caravan has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 2, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 257
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2001 Dodge Caravan
Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Campaign
- 04V531000
- Reported
- November 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 238,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Caravan, 3 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Caravan, 9 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 01V152000
- Reported
- May 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,587
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 01I003000
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 03E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Caravan, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Caravan, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Caravan, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2001 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 257 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Caravan, the newest on February 28, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the air bags (17%), followed by the steering (12%) and the suspension (12%).
1 of the 2001 Dodge Caravan's 10 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2001 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (135 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags43
- Steering32
- Suspension32
- Exterior Lighting30
- Electrical System29
- Visibility20
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 39 | |
| 2004 | 45 | |
| 2005 | 41 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 45. 53% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 5th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 257 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2001 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 28, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted