NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mazda Protege Recalls
The 2002 Mazda Protege has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mazda Protege. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 98
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Mazda Protege, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 Mazda Protege
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Protege, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Protege, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Protege, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Protege, 46 other models
2002 Mazda Protege complaints by year
NHTSA has received 98 owner complaints about the 2002 Mazda Protege, the newest on May 12, 2019. Of these, 12 describe a crash (12%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Mazda Protege, the component group named most often is the seat belts (20%), followed by the power train (17%) and the air bags (9%).
None of the 2002 Mazda Protege's 4 recalls concerns the seat belts.
Where 2002 Mazda Protege owners gave the mileage (65 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seat Belts20
- Power Train17
- Air Bags9
- Electrical System9
- Structure9
- Tires9
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mazda Protege peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 16. 46% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 98 complaints about the 2002 Mazda Protege are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Protege by model year
Other 2002 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: May 12, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted