NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 GMC Sonoma Recalls
The 2001 GMC Sonoma has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 7, 2000.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 GMC Sonoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 GMC Sonoma, 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 GMC Sonoma
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 12 other models
2001 GMC Sonoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC Sonoma, the newest on March 11, 2016. Of these, 7 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 GMC Sonoma, the component group named most often is the structure (29%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (15%) and the power train (11%).
The 2001 GMC Sonoma's only recall does not concern the structure.
Where 2001 GMC Sonoma owners gave the mileage (48 complaints), the median was 51,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure26
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Power Train10
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Electrical System5
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 16 | |
| 2005 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 GMC Sonoma peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 18. 49% 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: 4/5
The 89 complaints about the 2001 GMC Sonoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sonoma by model year
Other 2001 GMC models
Newest record on this page: March 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted