NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Dodge Neon Recalls
The 2001 Dodge Neon has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 8, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Dodge Neon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 146
- Crashes reported
- 35
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Dodge Neon, 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 Neon
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 01V154000
- Reported
- May 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 353,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Neon
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 01V039000
- Reported
- February 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Neon
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 00V415000
- Reported
- December 12, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,504
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Neon
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 Neon, 15 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Neon, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Neon, 23 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 08E033000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Neon, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Neon, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Neon, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Neon, 46 other models
2001 Dodge Neon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 146 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Neon, the newest on March 16, 2020. Of these, 35 describe a crash (24%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 30 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Dodge Neon, the component group named most often is the air bags (23%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).
1 of the 2001 Dodge Neon's 10 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 Dodge Neon owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags33
- Electrical System23
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
- Engine And Engine Cooling17
- Steering14
- Structure13
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26 | |
| 2002 | 37 | |
| 2003 | 25 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Dodge Neon peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 37. 75% 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 Neon drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Neon year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 146 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Neon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Neon by model year
Other 2001 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted