NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Ford Excursion Recalls
The 2002 Ford Excursion has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 13, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford Excursion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 129
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
On a 2002 Ford Excursion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2002 Ford Excursion
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 11V352000
- Reported
- July 13, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,715
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Excursion, 7 other models
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 Excursion, 10 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 07V553000
- Reported
- December 5, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Excursion, 5 other models
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 Excursion, 5 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Excursion, 14 other models
2002 Ford Excursion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 129 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Excursion, the newest on September 26, 2023. Of these, 13 describe a crash (10%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Ford Excursion, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (24%), followed by the tires (21%) and the vehicle speed control (12%).
1 of the 2002 Ford Excursion's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Ford Excursion owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 63,050 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling31
- Tires27
- Vehicle Speed Control16
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic15
- Electrical System10
- Engine6
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 26 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Ford Excursion peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 26. 52% 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 Ford Excursion drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Excursion year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
The 129 complaints about the 2002 Ford Excursion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Excursion by model year
Other 2002 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted