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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Toyota Sequoia Recalls

The 2001 Toyota Sequoia has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 1, 2002.

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

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
531

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
20

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Toyota Sequoia, 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 Toyota Sequoia

Wheels

Campaign
02V129000
Reported
May 1, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 3,041
Same campaign
also 2002 Sequoia, 1 other model

02V129000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2004 Sequoia, 23 other models

06E049000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002, 2004–2007 Sequoia, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Toyota Sequoia complaints by year

NHTSA has received 531 owner complaints about the 2001 Toyota Sequoia, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 16 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2001 Toyota Sequoia, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (23%), followed by the structure (19%) and the vehicle speed control (19%).

None of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia's 3 recalls concerns the electronic stability control (esc).

Where 2001 Toyota Sequoia owners gave the mileage (424 complaints), the median was 119,263 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)124
  • Structure102
  • Vehicle Speed Control101
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic81
  • Service Brakes76
  • Traction Control System54

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Toyota Sequoia received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20014
20029
200323
200436
20056
200611
200724
200830
200935
201066
201149
201245
201328
201436
201530
201628
201714
201815
201912
20207
20217
20226
20233
20244
20252
20261

Complaints about the 2001 Toyota Sequoia peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 66. 14% 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 Toyota Sequoia drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Sequoia year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 12 ranked years.

That makes 2001 one of the Toyota Sequoia years to avoid by our method.

Toyota Sequoia years to avoid →

The 531 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Sequoia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Sequoia by model year

Other 2001 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted