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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 GMC Suburban Recalls

The 2002 GMC Suburban has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 GMC Suburban. 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
7

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 GMC Suburban, 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 Suburban

Structure

Campaign
03V094000
Reported
March 7, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 3,674
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003 Suburban, 9 other models

03V094000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 GMC Suburban complaints by year

NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2002 GMC Suburban, the newest on October 4, 2014. Of these, 1 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2002 GMC Suburban, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (29%), followed by the tires (29%) and the air bags (14%).

The 2002 GMC Suburban's only recall does not concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Tires2
  • Air Bags1
  • Electrical System1
  • Power Train1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Suburban received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20043
20052
20061
20141

Complaints about the 2002 GMC Suburban peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 3. 71% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 7 complaints about the 2002 GMC Suburban are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Suburban by model year

Other 2002 GMC models

Newest record on this page: October 4, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted