2001 Ford Supercab Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Ford Supercab. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes1injuries
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford supercab. The contact stated that both rear passenger doors seized in the closed position. The contact was unable to unlock or re-open the rear passenger doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2016-10-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford supercab. The contact stated that both rear passenger doors seized in the closed position. The contact was unable to unlock or re-open the rear passenger doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The…”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 2016-10-01

“I bought mt truck in nov. 2000,in jan. Or feb. Of 2001 I took my truck to dealer and told them my brake are locking up when it is wet out they said thebrake pads are causing the problem so they changed them. They still lock up, causing me to side into enter sections”

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK · reported 2001-12-01

“Vehicle was involved in a 55 mph frontal collision in which drivers/ passengers air bags did not deploy, driver was injured cause unknown*ak consumer had massive head injuried and neck surgery.*slc”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2001-10-11

“My ford f-150 super crew 4-door pickup does not have head restraints in the rear 60/40split bench seat. The rear seat passengers could suffer severe head injurry in a crash. Ford has recognized the problem and has redesigned the rrear seat with head restraints. However, there have been many of…”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

Defect investigations

Investigation EA05004 Opened 2005-02-17 · closed 2005-07-06

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DURING THE INITIAL RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2001, THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS USING A TEST TOOL THAT WOULD DETECT A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VEHICLES PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST FOR ONE OR BOTH FRONT BUCKLES.SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECALL SERVICE…

Investigation EA05004 Opened 2005-02-17 · closed 2005-07-06

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DURING THE INITIAL RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2001, THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS USING A TEST TOOL THAT WOULD DETECT A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VEHICLES PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST FOR ONE OR BOTH FRONT BUCKLES.SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECALL SERVICE…

Investigation RQ04011 Opened 2004-10-22 · closed 2005-02-17

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V227), FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE.APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION OWNERS RESPONDED BY TAKING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE BUCKLE USING A SPECIALIZED BUCKLE TEST TOOL.FORD…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Ford Supercab as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.