NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2001 Jeep Wrangler has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 170
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 Jeep Wrangler
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, 2002 Wrangler, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 02V075000
- Reported
- March 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Wrangler
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
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Wrangler
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Wrangler, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Wrangler, 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Wrangler, 42 other models
2001 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 170 owner complaints about the 2001 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on April 21, 2024. Of these, 17 describe a crash (10%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the structure (22%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2001 Jeep Wrangler's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (103 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure38
- Electrical System37
- Power Train23
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Suspension21
- Air Bags20
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 30. 38% 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 Wrangler drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 21st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Jeep Wrangler years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 170 complaints about the 2001 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2001 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted