NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Saturn SL Recalls
The 2001 Saturn SL has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2000.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Saturn SL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Saturn SL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Saturn SL
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 SL, 3 other models
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 SL, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 SL, 57 other models
2001 Saturn SL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2001 Saturn SL, the newest on January 15, 2024. Of these, 14 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Saturn SL, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the power train (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (16%).
1 of the 2001 Saturn SL's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2001 Saturn SL owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System29
- Power Train20
- Engine And Engine Cooling18
- Air Bags13
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Seats6
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | |
| 2003 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Saturn SL peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 20. 48% 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 111 complaints about the 2001 Saturn SL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn SL by model year
Other 2001 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted