NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2002 Dodge Caravan has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 2, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 245
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2002 Dodge Caravan
Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Campaign
- 04V531000
- Reported
- November 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 238,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Caravan, 3 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 04V386000
- Reported
- August 5, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 681,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Caravan, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Caravan, 9 other models
Child seat
- Campaign
- 01V310000
- Reported
- October 4, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 03E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Caravan, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Caravan, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Caravan, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2002 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 245 owner complaints about the 2002 Dodge Caravan, the newest on November 13, 2018. Of these, 13 describe a crash (5%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the air bags (24%), followed by the steering (15%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2002 Dodge Caravan's 10 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2002 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (155 complaints), the median was 52,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags59
- Steering36
- Electrical System33
- Power Train27
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
- Equipment15
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 | |
| 2004 | 40 | |
| 2005 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 25 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 53. 59% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 245 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2002 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted