NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Mitsubishi Galant Recalls
The 2001 Mitsubishi Galant has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Mitsubishi Galant. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 151
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, 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 Mitsubishi Galant
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V428000
- Reported
- September 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,432
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Galant, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 01V069000
- Reported
- March 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 01V011001
- Reported
- January 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 277,227
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Galant, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 01V005001
- Reported
- January 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 00V320001
- Reported
- October 27, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,510
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk
- Campaign
- 00V339000
- Reported
- October 24, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,974
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 00V299001
- Reported
- October 2, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Galant, 46 other models
2001 Mitsubishi Galant complaints by year
NHTSA has received 151 owner complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, the newest on January 2, 2020. Of these, 40 describe a crash (26%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, the component group named most often is the air bags (21%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
1 of the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant's 8 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Mitsubishi Galant owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags31
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic29
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Power Train20
- Structure16
- Electrical System13
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 19 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 28. 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 Mitsubishi Galant drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Galant year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 151 complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Galant by model year
Other 2001 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted