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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Hyundai Tiburon Recalls

The 2001 Hyundai Tiburon has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 6, 2001.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Hyundai Tiburon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
36

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, 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 Hyundai Tiburon

Seat belts: front: webbing

Campaign
01V345000
Reported
November 6, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 42,782
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2000 Tiburon

01V345000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Hyundai Tiburon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, the newest on September 29, 2020. Of these, 6 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the seat belts (22%) and the power train (19%).

The 2001 Hyundai Tiburon's only recall also concerns the seat belts.

Where 2001 Hyundai Tiburon owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags8
  • Seat Belts8
  • Power Train7
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
  • Equipment4
  • Electrical System3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20024
20038
20046
20052
20064
20072
20081
20093
20101
20112
20131
20201

Complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 8. 53% 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 Hyundai Tiburon drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tiburon year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Tiburon years.

Hyundai Tiburon years to avoid →

The 36 complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Tiburon by model year

Other 2001 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: September 29, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted