NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Mazda Protege Recalls
The 2001 Mazda Protege has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 1, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Mazda Protege. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Mazda Protege, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2001 Mazda Protege
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V024000
- Reported
- February 1, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Protege
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Protege, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Protege, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Protege, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Protege, 46 other models
2001 Mazda Protege complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2001 Mazda Protege, the newest on October 16, 2020. Of these, 12 describe a crash (24%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Mazda Protege, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the power train (12%).
None of the 2001 Mazda Protege's 5 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2001 Mazda Protege owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Power Train6
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
- Tires4
- Electrical System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Mazda Protege peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 10. 64% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 50 complaints about the 2001 Mazda Protege are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Protege by model year
Other 2001 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted