2001 Saturn Saturn Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Saturn Saturn. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
2crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
Total complaints9

What owners report

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

“The tail lights do no work when the headlights are on. The police pulled the consumer over for not having tail lights. There was internal failure in the tail light assembly. The manufacturer has been contacted. *jb the tail light assembly was replaced at no charge. *tc”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2005-02-01

“The tail lights do no work when the headlights are on. The police pulled the consumer over for not having tail lights. There was internal failure in the tail light assembly. The manufacturer has been contacted. *jb the tail light assembly was replaced at no charge. *tc”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS · reported 2005-02-01

“On december 3, 2004, the consumers vehicle caught on fire. An investigation was done but the cause was still undetermined. *jb *tc”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2004-12-03

“Consumer states while driving at 50 mph had head on collision and air bag did not deploy. Mr”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2002-09-20

“Reaching for a cough drop (I had a bad cold) my hand became lodged between the driver's seat and consol. 4 firemen had to come to my rescue, it was stuck for over 20 minutes and was blue and swollen when finally removed. I now have nearly over $1000 worth of bills from the emergency room and…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2001-02-24

“The car was bought new. It had 600 miles on it that the dealer (financial officer) said he did not know how they got there. My warning light came on (ses light) and I took it to the dealer. My car needed a new solenoid(?)”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

“The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags failed to deploy.*jb”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

“The vehicle leaked transmission fluid. *jb”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 Saturn as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.