NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Dodge Ram Recalls
The 2002 Dodge Ram has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 12, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Dodge Ram. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Dodge Ram, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2002 Dodge Ram
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 04V185000
- Reported
- April 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,588
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Ram
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 02V159000
- Reported
- June 13, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,000
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Dodge Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Ram, 23 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Ram, 7 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 09E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Ram, 57 other models
2002 Dodge Ram complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram, the newest on August 26, 2021. Of these, 14 describe a crash (12%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram, the component group named most often is the power train (15%), followed by the suspension (14%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2002 Dodge Ram's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Dodge Ram owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 37,827 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train17
- Suspension16
- Air Bags15
- Structure15
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 42 | |
| 2003 | 27 | |
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 42. 83% 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 Ram drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Dodge Ram years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 116 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram by model year
Other 2002 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted