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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Mazda MPV Recalls

The 2001 Mazda MPV has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Mazda MPV. 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
70

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2001 Mazda MPV, 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 Mazda MPV

Vehicle speed control: cables

Campaign
04V234000
Reported
May 19, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 10,200
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002 MPV

04V234000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
02V196001
Reported
August 5, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 25
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2001 Mazda MPV

02V196001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
01V382000
Reported
December 17, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 19,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
Same campaign
also 2000 MPV

01V382000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Mazda MPV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2001 Mazda MPV, the newest on November 14, 2018. Of these, 10 describe a crash (14%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Mazda MPV, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the power train (14%).

1 of the 2001 Mazda MPV's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Where 2001 Mazda MPV owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling15
  • Air Bags11
  • Power Train10
  • Electrical System8
  • Vehicle Speed Control7
  • Structure6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Mazda MPV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
20015
200212
200310
20047
20057
20065
20084
20094
20106
20113
20142
20162
20182

Complaints about the 2001 Mazda MPV peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 12. 50% 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 Mazda MPV drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Mazda MPV year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Mazda MPV years.

Mazda MPV years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 70 complaints about the 2001 Mazda MPV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda MPV by model year

Other 2001 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: November 14, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted