NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext Recalls
The 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V129000
- Reported
- March 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,662,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Escalade Ext, 5 other models
2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the newest on July 6, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (23%), followed by the service brakes (18%) and the engine (14%).
The 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext's only recall does not concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 82,111 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
- Service Brakes4
- Engine3
- Electrical System2
- Tires2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 5. 23% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 22 complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade Ext by model year
Other 2002 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted