NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Chevrolet Silverado Recalls
The 2002 Chevrolet Silverado has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 29, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Silverado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 710
- Crashes reported
- 75
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 05V379000
- Reported
- August 29, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,353,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado, 6 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Silverado, 1 other model
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 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Silverado, 5 other models
Fuel system, other: delivery
- Campaign
- 03V435000
- Reported
- November 3, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 395
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Silverado, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado, 42 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E042000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E057000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Silverado, 12 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E075000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2007 Silverado, 7 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2007 Silverado, 14 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2008 Silverado, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Silverado, 46 other models
2002 Chevrolet Silverado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 710 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, the newest on February 22, 2016. Of these, 75 describe a crash (11%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (35%), followed by the power train (10%) and the service brakes (10%).
1 of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado's 15 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2002 Chevrolet Silverado owners gave the mileage (495 complaints), the median was 46,567 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic245
- Power Train70
- Service Brakes70
- Engine And Engine Cooling58
- Steering39
- Structure36
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75 | |
| 2003 | 100 | |
| 2004 | 119 | |
| 2005 | 195 | |
| 2006 | 50 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 195. 70% 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 Silverado drew 6.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Chevrolet Silverado years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 710 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Silverado by model year
Other 2002 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: February 22, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted