NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2002 Honda Civic has 24 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 24
- Owner complaints
- 702
- Crashes reported
- 112
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
24 recalls on the 2002 Honda Civic
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, 2003–2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 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, 2003–2005 Civic, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2011 Civic, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 8 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, 2003–2005 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V136000
- Reported
- March 30, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,375,217
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Civic, 2 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2007 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 04V086000
- Reported
- February 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Civic, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 01V329000
- Reported
- October 22, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Civic, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Civic, 19 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Civic, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Civic, 46 other models
2002 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 702 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic, the newest on April 4, 2025. Of these, 112 describe a crash (16%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 98 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the air bags (34%), followed by the power train (26%) and the exterior lighting (8%).
7 of the 2002 Honda Civic's 24 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2002 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (483 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags241
- Power Train185
- Exterior Lighting53
- Seat Belts51
- Electrical System49
- Suspension35
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47 | |
| 2003 | 56 | |
| 2004 | 52 | |
| 2005 | 33 | |
| 2006 | 37 | |
| 2007 | 19 | |
| 2008 | 39 | |
| 2009 | 51 | |
| 2010 | 69 | |
| 2011 | 35 | |
| 2012 | 52 | |
| 2013 | 31 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 48 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 69. 27% 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 Civic drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 702 complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2002 Honda models
Newest record on this page: April 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted