NHTSA vehicle safety data

2001 Ford Cvpi Recalls & Complaints

The 2001 Ford Cvpi has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Ford dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2001 Ford Cvpi. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2001 Ford Cvpi owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2001 Ford Cvpi, describing incidents dated April 24, 2003.

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10016460 · Filed April 24, 2003
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN WEATHER IS WET DUE TO SNOW OR RAIN. DEALER FIRST CLEANED AN ABS SENSOR WHICH DID NOT WORK. SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM EITHER. WIRING WAS TRACED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW. WHEN ABS GOES OUT, THE…

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FORD/FUEL TANK/POLICE VEHICLES

NHTSA #02I003000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly · NHTSA notice

Reported October 15, 2002 · FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Potentially affected: 350,000 vehicles

Ford campaign 02B02 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

IN ORDER TO ENHANCE POLICE OFFICE SAFETY, MODEL YEAR 1992-2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR (CVPI) VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SHIELDS DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT THE FUEL TANK IN HIGH-SPEED REAR-IMPACT CRASHES. FORD ALSO WILL BE OFFERING AN OPTIONAL TRUNK PACKAGE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF SHARP-EDGED, HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES.

Safety consequence

SOME HIGH-SPEED REAR-IMPACT CRASHES HAVE RESULTED IN FUEL TANK PUNCTURES AND FIRES IN CVPI VEHICLES.

Manufacturer remedy

FORD HAS ADVISED US THAT SHIELD KITS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE LATE OCTOBER AND WILL BE INSTALLED ON POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES AT NO COST. THE OPTIONAL TRANK PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF 2002. FORD HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW WEB SITE AT WWW.CVPI.COM TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF CPVI VEHICLES.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2001 Ford Cvpi. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 Ford Cvpi.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10016460

Incident: April 24, 2003 · Filed: April 24, 2003

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN WEATHER IS WET DUE TO SNOW OR RAIN. DEALER FIRST CLEANED AN ABS SENSOR WHICH DID NOT WORK. SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM EITHER. WIRING WAS TRACED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW. WHEN ABS GOES OUT, THE AMBER ABS LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *NLM

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