NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Ford Windstar Recalls
The 2001 Ford Windstar has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford Windstar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 1,686
- Crashes reported
- 66
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
62 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Ford Windstar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2001 Ford Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 15V608000
- Reported
- September 29, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 283,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V193000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 12V194000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V195000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 11V030000
- Reported
- January 26, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,288
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 10V385000
- Reported
- August 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 492,650
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar, 10 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 03V459000
- Reported
- November 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Windstar
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 02V072000
- Reported
- March 11, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 417,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Windstar
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 01V261000
- Reported
- August 15, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 598,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Windstar
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
- Campaign
- 01V262000
- Reported
- August 15, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 413,245
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Windstar
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
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 01V207000
- Reported
- June 22, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Windstar
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 00V412000
- Reported
- December 6, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 00V270000
- Reported
- September 13, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Windstar, 24 other models
2001 Ford Windstar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,686 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Windstar, the newest on November 13, 2023. Of these, 66 describe a crash (4%) and 62 a fire; owners reported 62 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Ford Windstar, the component group named most often is the suspension (25%), followed by the structure (17%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (17%).
4 of the 2001 Ford Windstar's 16 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2001 Ford Windstar owners gave the mileage (1,333 complaints), the median was 108,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension416
- Structure293
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic292
- Electrical System223
- Service Brakes193
- Power Train145
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 69 | |
| 2005 | 54 | |
| 2006 | 42 | |
| 2007 | 53 | |
| 2008 | 142 | |
| 2009 | 159 | |
| 2010 | 377 | |
| 2011 | 164 | |
| 2012 | 105 | |
| 2013 | 99 | |
| 2014 | 104 | |
| 2015 | 75 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2001 Ford Windstar peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 377. 12% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,686 complaints about the 2001 Ford Windstar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Windstar by model year
Other 2001 Ford models
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted