NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Honda CR-V Recalls
The 2002 Honda CR-V has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Honda CR-V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 515
- Crashes reported
- 48
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
17 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Honda CR-V, 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 CR-V
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 20V768000
- Reported
- December 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,655
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2006 CR-V
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 2003–2006 CR-V, 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 2003–2006 CR-V, 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 2003–2007, 2010–2011 CR-V, 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 2003–2011 CR-V, 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 2003–2004 CR-V, 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 2003–2006 CR-V, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 CR-V, 9 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 12V486000
- Reported
- October 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,655
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2006 CR-V
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V136000
- Reported
- March 30, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,375,217
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 CR-V, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 04V255000
- Reported
- June 7, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130,617
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 CR-V
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 03V422000
- Reported
- October 27, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,988
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda CR-V
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V274000
- Reported
- July 29, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 247,019
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 CR-V
Seats
- Campaign
- 02V251000
- Reported
- September 17, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda CR-V
Seat belts: front: webbing
- Campaign
- 01V351000
- Reported
- November 26, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,744
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda CR-V
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 CR-V, 9 other models
2002 Honda CR-V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 515 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V, the newest on April 19, 2026. Of these, 48 describe a crash (9%) and 17 a fire; owners reported 48 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the exterior lighting (12%).
8 of the 2002 Honda CR-V's 16 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2002 Honda CR-V owners gave the mileage (328 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags143
- Electrical System95
- Exterior Lighting60
- Engine And Engine Cooling58
- Equipment38
- Seat Belts25
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41 | |
| 2004 | 40 | |
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 30 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 26 | |
| 2011 | 56 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 80 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 80. 26% 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 CR-V drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Honda CR-V year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 515 complaints about the 2002 Honda CR-V are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2002 Honda CR-V crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2002 Honda CR-V: 2002 Honda CR-V and with side airbags.
For the 2002 Honda CR-V, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the CR-V with the 2020 model year, 18 years after this one.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4631, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2002 Honda CR-V: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Honda CR-V by model year
Other 2002 Honda models
Newest record on this page: April 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted