NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2001 Honda Civic has 27 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 27
- Owner complaints
- 1,079
- Crashes reported
- 147
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
15 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
27 recalls on the 2001 Honda Civic
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 2002–2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Civic, 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 2002–2005 Civic, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2011 Civic, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Civic, 8 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 2002–2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Civic, 9 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2007 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 04V086000
- Reported
- February 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Civic, 1 other model
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 Civic, 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 Civic, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 01V329000
- Reported
- October 22, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Civic
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 01V182000
- Reported
- June 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Honda Civic
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 01V183000
- Reported
- June 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,269
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Honda Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 Civic, 19 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Civic, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Civic, 46 other models
2001 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,079 owner complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic, the newest on March 21, 2026. Of these, 147 describe a crash (14%) and 15 a fire; owners reported 132 injuries and 6 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the power train (37%), followed by the air bags (29%) and the engine and engine cooling (6%).
7 of the 2001 Honda Civic's 27 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (693 complaints), the median was 89,640 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train403
- Air Bags310
- Engine And Engine Cooling64
- Exterior Lighting62
- Electrical System59
- Suspension52
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89 | |
| 2002 | 72 | |
| 2003 | 69 | |
| 2004 | 87 | |
| 2005 | 56 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 39 | |
| 2008 | 82 | |
| 2009 | 83 | |
| 2010 | 155 | |
| 2011 | 51 | |
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 40 | |
| 2015 | 30 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 155. 30% 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 Civic drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 7th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,079 complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2001 Honda models
Newest record on this page: March 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted