NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2001 GMC Sierra has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 7, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 264
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 GMC Sierra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 07V521000
- Reported
- November 7, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,974
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 05V379000
- Reported
- August 29, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,353,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Sierra, 6 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Sierra, 1 other model
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V129000
- Reported
- March 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,662,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Sierra, 5 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Sierra, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Sierra, 46 other models
2001 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 264 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC Sierra, the newest on December 21, 2015. Of these, 30 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (38%), followed by the service brakes (12%) and the engine and engine cooling (8%).
1 of the 2001 GMC Sierra's 7 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (174 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic100
- Service Brakes31
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
- Tires18
- Suspension15
- Parking Brake14
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | |
| 2002 | 29 | |
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 35 | |
| 2005 | 86 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2001 GMC Sierra peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 86. 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 GMC Sierra drew 1.6× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 264 complaints about the 2001 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2001 GMC models
Newest record on this page: December 21, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted