NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2002 Ford Mustang has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford Mustang. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 118
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Ford Mustang, 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 Ford Mustang
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Mustang, 23 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Mustang, 24 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Mustang, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Mustang, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2008 Mustang, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2008 Mustang, 46 other models
2002 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 118 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang, the newest on March 31, 2023. Of these, 19 describe a crash (16%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (19%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
None of the 2002 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (53 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
- Air Bags20
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Seat Belts13
- Structure10
- Electrical System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 29. 64% 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 Mustang drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 118 complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2002 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted