NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Chevrolet Blazer Recalls
The 2002 Chevrolet Blazer has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Blazer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 246
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 08V231000
- Reported
- May 21, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,862
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Blazer, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 01V364000
- Reported
- December 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 506,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Blazer, 1 other model
2002 Chevrolet Blazer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 246 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, the newest on November 6, 2023. Of these, 14 describe a crash (6%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (22%), followed by the power train (13%) and the electrical system (9%).
2 of the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer's 2 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2002 Chevrolet Blazer owners gave the mileage (143 complaints), the median was 59,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting54
- Power Train33
- Electrical System21
- Engine And Engine Cooling20
- Air Bags17
- Suspension16
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34 | |
| 2003 | 44 | |
| 2004 | 29 | |
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 44. 61% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Blazer year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Chevrolet Blazer years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 246 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Blazer by model year
Other 2002 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted