NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2002 Jeep Wrangler has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 108
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2002 Jeep Wrangler
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors
- Campaign
- 02V104000
- Reported
- April 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,115,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Wrangler, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 02V075000
- Reported
- March 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Wrangler
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Wrangler, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Wrangler, 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Wrangler, 42 other models
2002 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 108 owner complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on February 28, 2022. Of these, 15 describe a crash (14%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the structure (24%), followed by the suspension (18%) and the power train (13%).
None of the 2002 Jeep Wrangler's 6 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2002 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 60,413 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure26
- Suspension19
- Power Train14
- Air Bags13
- Steering10
- Unknown Or Other8
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 23. 43% 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 Jeep Wrangler drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Jeep Wrangler years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 108 complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2002 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: February 28, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted