NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Chevrolet Astro Recalls
The 2002 Chevrolet Astro has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Astro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 70
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Chevrolet Astro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Chevrolet Astro
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 05V099000
- Reported
- March 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Astro, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Astro, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Astro, 14 other models
2002 Chevrolet Astro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Astro, the newest on October 26, 2022. Of these, 7 describe a crash (10%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Astro, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (29%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the seat belts (11%).
None of the 2002 Chevrolet Astro's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2002 Chevrolet Astro owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic20
- Electrical System13
- Seat Belts8
- Steering7
- Power Train5
- Structure5
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Astro peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 12. 54% 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
The 70 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Astro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Astro by model year
Other 2002 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted