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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Honda Prelude Recalls

The 2001 Honda Prelude has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 28, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Honda Prelude. 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
21

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Honda Prelude, 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 Honda Prelude

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Campaign
05V025000
Reported
January 28, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 486,659
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000 Prelude, 2 other models

05V025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000 Prelude, 42 other models

06E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E060000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000 Prelude, 12 other models

06E060000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Honda Prelude complaints by year

NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2001 Honda Prelude, the newest on March 9, 2019. Of these, 3 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Honda Prelude, the component group named most often is the power train (52%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (19%).

1 of the 2001 Honda Prelude's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2001 Honda Prelude owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train11
  • Electrical System4
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
  • Air Bags1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Equipment1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Honda Prelude received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20022
20034
20041
20052
20061
20073
20091
20103
20111
20131
20191

Complaints about the 2001 Honda Prelude peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 4. 38% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 21 complaints about the 2001 Honda Prelude are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Prelude by model year

Other 2001 Honda models

Newest record on this page: March 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted