NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Recalls
The 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 1,149
- Crashes reported
- 103
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
35 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer
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, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 04V201000
- Reported
- April 28, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,801
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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, 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Trailblazer, 10 other models
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 03V096000
- Reported
- March 19, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 314,300
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V075000
- Reported
- March 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511,167
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Trailblazer, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 02V273000
- Reported
- October 4, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 02V121000
- Reported
- August 23, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V222000
- Reported
- August 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Trailblazer, 9 other models
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 01V334000
- Reported
- October 17, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 78,004
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 01V283000
- Reported
- September 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 01V126000
- Reported
- April 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,476
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,149 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the newest on March 21, 2025. Of these, 103 describe a crash (9%) and 35 a fire; owners reported 98 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the component group named most often is the power train (27%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
3 of the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer's 13 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer owners gave the mileage (762 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train310
- Electrical System181
- Engine And Engine Cooling143
- Exterior Lighting143
- Air Bags102
- Fuel System, Gasoline101
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 116 | |
| 2003 | 173 | |
| 2004 | 136 | |
| 2005 | 127 | |
| 2006 | 85 | |
| 2007 | 104 | |
| 2008 | 80 | |
| 2009 | 60 | |
| 2010 | 52 | |
| 2011 | 41 | |
| 2012 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 35 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 173. 48% 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 Trailblazer drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Trailblazer year in the same window: 1st highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Chevrolet Trailblazer years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,149 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer by model year
Other 2002 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 21, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted