NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Ford Windstar Recalls
The 2002 Ford Windstar has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Ford Windstar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,353
- Crashes reported
- 45
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
48 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Ford Windstar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2002 Ford Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 15V608000
- Reported
- September 29, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 283,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V193000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 12V194000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 12V195000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 11V030000
- Reported
- January 26, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,288
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 10V385000
- Reported
- August 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 492,650
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar
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 Windstar, 10 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 03V459000
- Reported
- November 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Windstar
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Windstar, 24 other models
2002 Ford Windstar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,353 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Windstar, the newest on February 24, 2026. Of these, 45 describe a crash (3%) and 48 a fire; owners reported 53 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Ford Windstar, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (24%), followed by the suspension (21%) and the electrical system (19%).
4 of the 2002 Ford Windstar's 9 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2002 Ford Windstar owners gave the mileage (1,119 complaints), the median was 103,330 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic324
- Suspension279
- Electrical System261
- Service Brakes233
- Vehicle Speed Control147
- Structure101
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 33 | |
| 2004 | 24 | |
| 2005 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 117 | |
| 2009 | 166 | |
| 2010 | 270 | |
| 2011 | 117 | |
| 2012 | 121 | |
| 2013 | 86 | |
| 2014 | 109 | |
| 2015 | 66 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Ford Windstar peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 270. 7% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,353 complaints about the 2002 Ford Windstar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Windstar by model year
Other 2002 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted