NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2002 Honda Accord has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 1,050
- Crashes reported
- 129
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2002 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2007, 2009 Accord, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 05V025000
- Reported
- January 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 486,659
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Accord, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 02V226000
- Reported
- August 28, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,551
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Accord, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Accord, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Accord, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Accord, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Accord, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Accord, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Accord, 46 other models
2002 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,050 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda Accord, the newest on November 8, 2025. Of these, 129 describe a crash (12%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 102 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the power train (46%), followed by the air bags (26%) and the structure (7%).
3 of the 2002 Honda Accord's 16 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2002 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (791 complaints), the median was 88,573 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train478
- Air Bags273
- Structure75
- Electrical System69
- Vehicle Speed Control46
- Seat Belts39
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | |
| 2003 | 46 | |
| 2004 | 51 | |
| 2005 | 37 | |
| 2006 | 36 | |
| 2007 | 40 | |
| 2008 | 102 | |
| 2009 | 94 | |
| 2010 | 144 | |
| 2011 | 76 | |
| 2012 | 58 | |
| 2013 | 39 | |
| 2014 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 41 | |
| 2018 | 36 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2002 Honda Accord peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 144. 18% 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 Honda Accord drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 17th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,050 complaints about the 2002 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2002 Honda models
Newest record on this page: November 8, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted