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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 GMC Denali Recalls

The 2002 GMC Denali has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 17, 2002.

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

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 GMC Denali, 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 GMC Denali

Seats: front assembly: head restraint

Campaign
02V253000
Reported
September 17, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 558,904
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2000–2001 Denali, 3 other models

02V253000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 GMC Denali complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2002 GMC Denali, the newest on September 1, 2009. Of these, 3 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2002 GMC Denali, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (26%), followed by the power train (22%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).

The 2002 GMC Denali's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2002 GMC Denali owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Power Train5
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
  • Air Bags2
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Seat Belts2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Denali received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20011
20026
20034
20041
20055
20063
20071
20092

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Denali peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 6. 74% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

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

GMC Denali by model year

Other 2002 GMC models

Newest record on this page: September 1, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted