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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Ford Navigator Recalls

The 2001 Ford Navigator has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 28, 2000.

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

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

1 recall on the 2001 Ford Navigator

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 2000 Navigator, 4 other models

00V396000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Ford Navigator complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Navigator, the newest on February 21, 2012. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 Ford Navigator, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (40%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the electrical system (20%).

The 2001 Ford Navigator's only recall does not concern the vehicle speed control.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Air Bags1
  • Electrical System1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Ford Navigator received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20051
20071
20081
20121

Complaints about the 2001 Ford Navigator peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 1. 20% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2001 Ford Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Navigator by model year

Other 2001 Ford models

Newest record on this page: February 21, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted