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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Chrysler 300m Recalls

The 2002 Chrysler 300m has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Chrysler 300m. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
83

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
13

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Chrysler 300m, 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 Chrysler 300m

Seats: front assembly: recliner

Campaign
03V035000
Reported
February 5, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 1,066,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001 300m, 3 other models

03V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 300m, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Chrysler 300m complaints by year

NHTSA has received 83 owner complaints about the 2002 Chrysler 300m, the newest on July 14, 2025. Of these, 13 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2002 Chrysler 300m, the component group named most often is the electrical system (16%), followed by the power train (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).

None of the 2002 Chrysler 300m's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2002 Chrysler 300m owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 68,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System13
  • Power Train12
  • Engine And Engine Cooling10
  • Steering10
  • Air Bags9
  • Seats8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Chrysler 300m received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20027
200319
20045
20056
20064
20076
20085
20093
20101
20113
20125
20134
20146
20153
20163
20171
20221
20251

Complaints about the 2002 Chrysler 300m peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 19. 45% 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 Chrysler 300m drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300m year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.

Chrysler 300m years to avoid →

The 83 complaints about the 2002 Chrysler 300m are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chrysler 300m by model year

Other 2002 Chrysler models

Newest record on this page: July 14, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted