NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 GMC Envoy Recalls
The 2002 GMC Envoy has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 GMC Envoy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 487
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 GMC Envoy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2002 GMC Envoy
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 04V289000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 GMC Envoy
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 04V201000
- Reported
- April 28, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,801
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 04V046000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 581,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Envoy, 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Envoy, 10 other models
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 03V096000
- Reported
- March 19, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 314,300
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V075000
- Reported
- March 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511,167
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Envoy, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 02V273000
- Reported
- October 4, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 02V121000
- Reported
- August 23, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V222000
- Reported
- August 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Envoy, 9 other models
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 01V334000
- Reported
- October 17, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 78,004
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 01V283000
- Reported
- September 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 01V158000
- Reported
- May 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,197
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 GMC Envoy
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 01V126000
- Reported
- April 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,476
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E014000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2006 Envoy
2002 GMC Envoy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 487 owner complaints about the 2002 GMC Envoy, the newest on July 3, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (9%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 GMC Envoy, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (18%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2002 GMC Envoy's 14 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 GMC Envoy owners gave the mileage (289 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling88
- Power Train83
- Electrical System70
- Visibility49
- Air Bags41
- Suspension35
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 36 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 62 | |
| 2003 | 79 | |
| 2004 | 53 | |
| 2005 | 46 | |
| 2006 | 27 | |
| 2007 | 22 | |
| 2008 | 26 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 GMC Envoy peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 79. 57% 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 GMC Envoy drew 4.8× the complaints of the median GMC Envoy year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the GMC Envoy years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 487 complaints about the 2002 GMC Envoy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Envoy by model year
Other 2002 GMC models
Newest record on this page: July 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted