NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Jeep Cherokee Recalls
The 2001 Jeep Cherokee has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Jeep Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 229
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors
- Campaign
- 02V104000
- Reported
- April 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,115,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 2 other models
Child seat
- Campaign
- 00V366000
- Reported
- November 9, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,211,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 15 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Cherokee, 46 other models
2001 Jeep Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 229 owner complaints about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee, the newest on July 13, 2021. Of these, 25 describe a crash (11%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (23%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the power train (10%).
1 of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee's 8 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 Jeep Cherokee owners gave the mileage (104 complaints), the median was 59,650 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic53
- Engine And Engine Cooling37
- Power Train24
- Suspension22
- Air Bags21
- Electrical System19
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33 | |
| 2002 | 51 | |
| 2003 | 29 | |
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 51. 63% 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 Jeep Cherokee drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Cherokee year in the same window: 8th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 229 complaints about the 2001 Jeep Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Cherokee by model year
Other 2001 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted