NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Dodge Stratus Recalls
The 2002 Dodge Stratus has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 3, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Dodge Stratus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 150
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Dodge Stratus, 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 Stratus
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V401000
- Reported
- June 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,315
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Stratus, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V338000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Stratus, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2006 Stratus, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 Stratus, 46 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E059000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
2002 Dodge Stratus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 150 owner complaints about the 2002 Dodge Stratus, the newest on March 28, 2016. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Dodge Stratus, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (32%), followed by the suspension (21%) and the power train (14%).
2 of the 2002 Dodge Stratus's 6 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2002 Dodge Stratus owners gave the mileage (113 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling48
- Suspension31
- Power Train21
- Air Bags19
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic10
- Electrical System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 32 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Dodge Stratus peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 32. 41% 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 Stratus drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Stratus year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 150 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Stratus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Stratus by model year
Other 2002 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: June 3, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted