NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Pontiac Aztek Recalls
The 2001 Pontiac Aztek has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 8, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Pontiac Aztek. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 216
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2001 Pontiac Aztek
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 07V349000
- Reported
- August 8, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Aztek, 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Aztek, 10 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V329000
- Reported
- December 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 01V383000
- Reported
- December 13, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 75,816
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 01V026000
- Reported
- February 1, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Aztek, 13 other models
2001 Pontiac Aztek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 216 owner complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the newest on May 23, 2019. Of these, 14 describe a crash (6%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).
1 of the 2001 Pontiac Aztek's 6 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2001 Pontiac Aztek owners gave the mileage (120 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System40
- Fuel System, Gasoline29
- Engine And Engine Cooling28
- Air Bags27
- Equipment27
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic27
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 33 | |
| 2003 | 33 | |
| 2004 | 44 | |
| 2005 | 28 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 44. 55% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 216 complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2001 Pontiac Aztek crash tests and safety technology
On the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the driver seat scored 3 stars in the frontal barrier test, the front passenger seat 4.
For the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4300, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2001 Pontiac Aztek: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Pontiac Aztek by model year
Other 2001 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: May 23, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted