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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Ford Econoline Recalls

The 2002 Ford Econoline has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2008.

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

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

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

4 recalls on the 2002 Ford Econoline

Vehicle speed control: cruise control

Campaign
08V051000
Reported
February 4, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 225,000
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003 Econoline

08V051000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Campaign
03V282000
Reported
August 5, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 64
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001, 2003 Econoline

03V282000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

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

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

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
09E025000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003 Econoline, 46 other models

09E025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Ford Econoline complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Econoline, the newest on October 14, 2017. Of these, 3 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2002 Ford Econoline, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (26%), followed by the vehicle speed control (22%) and the electrical system (9%).

1 of the 2002 Ford Econoline's 4 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.

Where 2002 Ford Econoline owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 96,517 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Vehicle Speed Control5
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Ford Econoline received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20021
20031
20042
20053
20075
20081
20091
20101
20113
20123
20141
20171

Complaints about the 2002 Ford Econoline peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 5. 30% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5

The 23 complaints about the 2002 Ford Econoline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Econoline by model year

Other 2002 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted