NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Ford Escort Recalls
The 2002 Ford Escort has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford Escort. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Ford Escort, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 Ford Escort
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 04E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Escort, 1 other model
2002 Ford Escort complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Escort, the newest on March 6, 2017. Of these, 4 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Ford Escort, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the power train (15%) and the suspension (12%).
The 2002 Ford Escort's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Ford Escort owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Power Train5
- Suspension4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
- Steering3
- Tires3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Ford Escort peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 7. 58% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
The 33 complaints about the 2002 Ford Escort are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escort by model year
Other 2002 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 6, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted