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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Ford E-450 Recalls

The 2002 Ford E-450 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford E-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Ford E-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2002 Ford E-450

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
09V399000
Reported
October 13, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 4,500,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003 E-450, 10 other models

09V399000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
06V286000
Reported
August 1, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 1,200,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2001 E-450, 5 other models

06V286000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005–2006 E-450, 24 other models

06E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Ford E-450 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford E-450, the newest on August 18, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2002 Ford E-450, the component group named most often is the tires (38%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the engine (15%).

None of the 2002 Ford E-450's 3 recalls concerns the tires.

Where 2002 Ford E-450 owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 34,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Tires5
  • Electrical System3
  • Engine2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Ford E-450 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20021
20033
20061
20081
20091
20101
20121
20141
20151
20191
20231

Complaints about the 2002 Ford E-450 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 3. 31% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 13 complaints about the 2002 Ford E-450 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford E-450 by model year

Other 2002 Ford models

Newest record on this page: August 18, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted