NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2001 Honda Accord has 19 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 19
- Owner complaints
- 922
- Crashes reported
- 143
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
19 recalls on the 2001 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007, 2009 Accord, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 05V025000
- Reported
- January 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 486,659
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Accord, 2 other models
Interior lighting
- Campaign
- 04V256000
- Reported
- June 7, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,572
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Accord
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 02V051000
- Reported
- February 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,459
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Accord, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 01V380000
- Reported
- December 13, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,459
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Accord, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Accord, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Accord, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Accord, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Accord, 23 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Accord, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Accord, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Accord, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Accord, 46 other models
2001 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 922 owner complaints about the 2001 Honda Accord, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 143 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 118 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the air bags (44%), followed by the power train (23%) and the electrical system (8%).
3 of the 2001 Honda Accord's 19 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (553 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags407
- Power Train209
- Electrical System78
- Vehicle Speed Control57
- Structure47
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic43
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 | |
| 2002 | 61 | |
| 2003 | 62 | |
| 2004 | 77 | |
| 2005 | 56 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 42 | |
| 2008 | 43 | |
| 2009 | 57 | |
| 2010 | 76 | |
| 2011 | 48 | |
| 2012 | 39 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 42 | |
| 2016 | 39 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2001 Honda Accord peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 77. 27% 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 Honda Accord drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 922 complaints about the 2001 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2001 Honda models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted