NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Nissan Xterra Recalls
The 2001 Nissan Xterra has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Nissan Xterra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 150
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Nissan Xterra, 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 Nissan Xterra
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 04V230000
- Reported
- May 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 586,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Xterra, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 02V299000
- Reported
- November 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Xterra, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 02V300000
- Reported
- November 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Xterra, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Xterra, 57 other models
2001 Nissan Xterra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 150 owner complaints about the 2001 Nissan Xterra, the newest on June 11, 2022. Of these, 15 describe a crash (10%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Nissan Xterra, the component group named most often is the visibility (29%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (15%) and the electrical system (11%).
2 of the 2001 Nissan Xterra's 5 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2001 Nissan Xterra owners gave the mileage (85 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility43
- Fuel System, Gasoline22
- Electrical System17
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Wheels11
- Air Bags8
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16 | |
| 2002 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 38 | |
| 2004 | 22 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Xterra peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 38. 61% 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 Nissan Xterra drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Nissan Xterra year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 150 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Xterra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Xterra by model year
Other 2001 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 11, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted