NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 GMC Safari Recalls
The 2002 GMC Safari has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 GMC Safari. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 GMC Safari, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 GMC Safari
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 05V099000
- Reported
- March 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Safari, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Safari, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Safari, 14 other models
2002 GMC Safari complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2002 GMC Safari, the newest on November 15, 2017. Of these, 4 describe a crash (16%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 GMC Safari, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (44%), followed by the suspension (16%) and the electrical system (12%).
None of the 2002 GMC Safari's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2002 GMC Safari owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 28,530 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
- Suspension4
- Electrical System3
- Visibility3
- Air Bags2
- Equipment2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 GMC Safari peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 5. 64% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
The 25 complaints about the 2002 GMC Safari are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Safari by model year
Other 2002 GMC models
Newest record on this page: November 15, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted