NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 668
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
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 2002–2005 Jetta, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 06V183000
- Reported
- May 24, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 646,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Jetta
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V584000
- Reported
- December 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Jetta, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V096000
- Reported
- February 20, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 377,130
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Jetta
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 02V244000
- Reported
- September 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 332,950
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Jetta, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 02V031000
- Reported
- January 31, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Jetta, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2008, 2011–2013 Jetta, 4 other models
2001 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 668 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on January 28, 2021. Of these, 40 describe a crash (6%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (18%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the air bags (15%).
1 of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta's 7 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (359 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System117
- Engine And Engine Cooling109
- Air Bags97
- Exterior Lighting80
- Visibility69
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic67
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39 | |
| 2002 | 111 | |
| 2003 | 95 | |
| 2004 | 135 | |
| 2005 | 96 | |
| 2006 | 50 | |
| 2007 | 33 | |
| 2008 | 44 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 135. 58% 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 Jetta drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 5th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 668 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2001 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 28, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted