NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Dodge Stratus Recalls
The 2001 Dodge Stratus has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Dodge Stratus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 186
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Dodge Stratus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2001 Dodge Stratus
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 Stratus, 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 Stratus, 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 2000 Stratus, 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
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 00V225002
- Reported
- August 10, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,865
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Stratus
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2006 Stratus, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Stratus, 46 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E059000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
2001 Dodge Stratus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 186 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Stratus, the newest on February 10, 2021. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Dodge Stratus, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (31%), followed by the suspension (22%) and the air bags (14%).
1 of the 2001 Dodge Stratus's 14 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Dodge Stratus owners gave the mileage (116 complaints), the median was 70,070 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling58
- Suspension41
- Air Bags26
- Steering26
- Power Train20
- Electrical System19
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 25 | |
| 2004 | 23 | |
| 2005 | 23 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Dodge Stratus peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 25. 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 Dodge Stratus drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Stratus year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 186 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Stratus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Stratus by model year
Other 2001 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted