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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 GMC Silverado Recalls

The 2002 GMC Silverado has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 GMC Silverado. 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
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 GMC Silverado, 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 Silverado

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001 Silverado, 42 other models

06E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 GMC Silverado complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2002 GMC Silverado, the newest on May 5, 2014. Of these, 2 describe a crash (22%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2002 GMC Silverado, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the tires (22%) and the engine (11%).

The 2002 GMC Silverado's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags2
  • Tires2
  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Equipment1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Silverado received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20021
20043
20051
20071
20081
20142

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Silverado peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 3. 56% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 9 complaints about the 2002 GMC Silverado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Silverado by model year

Other 2002 GMC models

Newest record on this page: May 5, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted