NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2001 Ford Focus has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 1, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 1,761
- Crashes reported
- 172
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
47 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Ford Focus, 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 Ford Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 05V030000
- Reported
- February 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 589,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Focus
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03V482000
- Reported
- November 19, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 671,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Focus
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 02V288000
- Reported
- November 6, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 291,854
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Focus
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 02V289000
- Reported
- November 6, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 446,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Focus
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 Focus, 14 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 01V108000
- Reported
- March 28, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,500
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Ford Focus
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 00V418000
- Reported
- December 14, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Focus
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 01I017000
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Focus
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Focus, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Focus, 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2008 Focus, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Focus, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Focus, 46 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 12E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Focus
2001 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,761 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus, the newest on December 21, 2021. Of these, 172 describe a crash (10%) and 47 a fire; owners reported 136 injuries and 8 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (16%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
1 of the 2001 Ford Focus's 14 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (953 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System496
- Fuel System, Gasoline277
- Engine And Engine Cooling243
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic176
- Suspension150
- Air Bags147
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77 | |
| 2002 | 330 | |
| 2003 | 288 | |
| 2004 | 295 | |
| 2005 | 198 | |
| 2006 | 118 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2008 | 96 | |
| 2009 | 52 | |
| 2010 | 49 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2012 | 40 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 330. 56% 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 Focus drew 3.8× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 4th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Ford Focus years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,761 complaints about the 2001 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2001 Ford models
Newest record on this page: December 21, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted