2001 Saturn S-Series Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Saturn S-Series. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SEAT BELTS
2
1crashes
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes
Total complaints7

What owners report

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

“Driving north on I-5 in oregon. The traffic was stop and go. The car in front started to go. I followed. The car in front slammed on her brake. I did the same. My brake would hold than release and hold. When the brake released I could feel the car surge forward. The car surged forward and caused…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2006-02-20

“Hit in the right rear, no aribag engaged but on impact the seatbelt released and the seat collapsed. *ak”

AIR BAGS · reported 2004-04-19

“Hit in the right rear, no aribag engaged but on impact the seatbelt released and the seat collapsed. *ak”

SEAT BELTS · reported 2004-04-19

“Hit in the right rear, no aribag engaged but on impact the seatbelt released and the seat collapsed. *ak”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · reported 2004-04-19

“Anti lock brakes being too sensitive. Found anitlock sensor ring on the right spindle cracked. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK · reported 2004-04-01

“While traveling about 55mph on the highway without prior warning the front driver side seat collapsed. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts”

SEAT BELTS · reported 2003-01-01

“The brake pedal makes a loud pop noise and the pedal goes to the floor, sometimes the pedal drops half way or all the way to the floor without warning, consumer believes it's a defective master cylinder or booster but saturn is unable to diagnose the problem. Nlm”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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 Saturn S-Series as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.