NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Chevrolet Prizm Recalls
The 2002 Chevrolet Prizm has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Prizm. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Chevrolet Prizm, 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 Chevrolet Prizm
Suspension
- Campaign
- 10E002000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Prizm, 1 other model
2002 Chevrolet Prizm complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm, the newest on June 23, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (11%).
In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (16%) and the air bags (11%).
The 2002 Chevrolet Prizm's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Chevrolet Prizm owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Latches/Locks/Linkages3
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Steering2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 6. 21% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 19 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Prizm by model year
Other 2002 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: June 23, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted