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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext Recalls

The 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 27, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
100

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, 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 Trailblazer Ext

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
05V494000
Reported
October 27, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 98,007
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2003 Trailblazer Ext, 1 other model

05V494000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: brake lights

Campaign
04V527000
Reported
November 1, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 871,473
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003–2004 Trailblazer Ext, 3 other models

04V527000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
04V046000
Reported
February 4, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 581,394
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 Trailblazer Ext, 3 other models

04V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext complaints by year

NHTSA has received 100 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the newest on May 21, 2017. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (23%), followed by the power train (20%) and the electrical system (14%).

None of the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext's 3 recalls concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext owners gave the mileage (85 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline23
  • Power Train20
  • Electrical System14
  • Engine And Engine Cooling14
  • Exterior Lighting10
  • Visibility9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20048
200517
200618
200719
200810
200911
20108
20113
20134
20141
20171

Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 19. 25% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 100 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext by model year

Other 2002 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: May 21, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted