NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2001 Ford F-150 has 19 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 29, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 19
- Owner complaints
- 1,236
- Crashes reported
- 91
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
248 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
19 recalls on the 2001 Ford F-150
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 11V385000
- Reported
- July 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,100,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 F-150, 1 other model
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 05V388000
- Reported
- September 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 F-150, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 01V258000
- Reported
- August 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,083,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 F-150, 14 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 01V227001
- Reported
- July 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,400,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V095000
- Reported
- March 23, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 670
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Ford F-150
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 01V082000
- Reported
- March 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 00V396000
- Reported
- November 28, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 495,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 00V348000
- Reported
- October 30, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 830
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Ford F-150
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004–2006 F-150, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 F-150, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 F-150, 24 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004–2006 F-150, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004–2006 F-150, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 F-150, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E067000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 F-150, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2007 F-150, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 F-150, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 F-150, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2007 F-150, 46 other models
2001 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,236 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150, the newest on July 17, 2025. Of these, 91 describe a crash (7%) and 248 a fire; owners reported 87 injuries and 7 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (19%), followed by the vehicle speed control (15%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2001 Ford F-150's 19 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2001 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (771 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling234
- Vehicle Speed Control180
- Electrical System137
- Fuel System, Gasoline114
- Seats86
- Seat Belts78
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 79 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102 | |
| 2002 | 81 | |
| 2003 | 89 | |
| 2004 | 115 | |
| 2005 | 127 | |
| 2006 | 64 | |
| 2007 | 56 | |
| 2008 | 57 | |
| 2009 | 54 | |
| 2010 | 75 | |
| 2011 | 136 | |
| 2012 | 33 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 136. 38% 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 Ford F-150 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 1,236 complaints about the 2001 Ford F-150 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-150 by model year
Other 2001 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted