NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2001 Volkswagen GTI has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volkswagen GTI. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 74
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2001 Volkswagen GTI, 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 Volkswagen GTI
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V063000
- Reported
- February 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,002,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 GTI, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V584000
- Reported
- December 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000 GTI, 2 other models
2001 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 74 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on November 6, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the air bags (26%) and the visibility (14%).
None of the 2001 Volkswagen GTI's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System21
- Air Bags19
- Visibility10
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Exterior Lighting6
- Power Train5
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 14. 45% 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 Volkswagen GTI drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 9th highest of the 18 ranked years.
The 74 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2001 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted