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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Ford Econoline Recalls

The 2001 Ford Econoline has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2008.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford Econoline. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
28

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2001 Ford Econoline, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2001 Ford Econoline

Vehicle speed control: cruise control

Campaign
08V051000
Reported
February 4, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 225,000
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Econoline

08V051000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Campaign
03V282000
Reported
August 5, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 64
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Econoline

03V282000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Child seat

Campaign
00V304000
Reported
October 4, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 12
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
Same campaign
only the 2001 Ford Econoline

00V304000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Econoline, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
09E025000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Econoline, 46 other models

09E025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Ford Econoline complaints by year

NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Econoline, the newest on March 20, 2017. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 Ford Econoline, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (14%) and the engine (11%).

1 of the 2001 Ford Econoline's 5 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.

Where 2001 Ford Econoline owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control8
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4
  • Engine3
  • Power Train3
  • Tires3
  • Suspension2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Ford Econoline received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20013
20023
20033
20042
20061
20072
20086
20091
20101
20122
20131
20141
20161
20171

Complaints about the 2001 Ford Econoline peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 6. 39% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5

The 28 complaints about the 2001 Ford Econoline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Econoline by model year

Other 2001 Ford models

Newest record on this page: March 20, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted