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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Saturn Sc Recalls

The 2001 Saturn Sc has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2000.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Saturn Sc. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
21

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Saturn Sc, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2001 Saturn Sc

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
00V309000
Reported
October 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 6,092
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Federal standard
FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
Same campaign
also 2000 Sc, 3 other models

00V309000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch

Campaign
00V310000
Reported
October 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 65,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
Same campaign
also 2000 Sc, 3 other models

00V310000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Saturn Sc complaints by year

NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2001 Saturn Sc, the newest on September 8, 2022. Of these, 3 describe a crash (14%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Saturn Sc, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (19%).

None of the 2001 Saturn Sc's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2001 Saturn Sc owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System5
  • Air Bags4
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4
  • Steering3
  • Equipment2
  • Tires2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Saturn Sc received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20013
20021
20034
20053
20061
20071
20081
20091
20101
20143
20171
20221

Complaints about the 2001 Saturn Sc peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 4. 38% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 21 complaints about the 2001 Saturn Sc are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Saturn Sc by model year

Other 2001 Saturn models

Newest record on this page: September 8, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted