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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 GMC Jimmy Recalls

The 2001 GMC Jimmy has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2008.

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

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
100

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

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

3 recalls on the 2001 GMC Jimmy

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
08V231000
Reported
May 21, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 5,862
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000 Jimmy, 1 other model

08V231000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
01V364000
Reported
December 3, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 506,377
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000 Jimmy, 1 other model

01V364000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
00V228003
Reported
August 7, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 156,305
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2000 Jimmy, 12 other models

00V228003: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 GMC Jimmy complaints by year

NHTSA has received 100 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy, the newest on August 23, 2024. Of these, 11 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 10 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy, the component group named most often is the electrical system (16%), followed by the exterior lighting (16%) and the suspension (14%).

2 of the 2001 GMC Jimmy's 3 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.

Where 2001 GMC Jimmy owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System16
  • Exterior Lighting16
  • Suspension14
  • Power Train11
  • Engine And Engine Cooling10
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20018
200213
200313
200414
200516
20065
20076
20081
20097
20102
20112
20121
20145
20153
20171
20191
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 16. 48% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 2/5

The 100 complaints about the 2001 GMC Jimmy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Jimmy by model year

Other 2001 GMC models

Newest record on this page: August 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted