NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Pontiac Aztek Recalls
The 2002 Pontiac Aztek has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 8, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Pontiac Aztek. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 121
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Pontiac Aztek, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Pontiac Aztek
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 07V349000
- Reported
- August 8, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 Aztek, 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Aztek, 10 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2005 Aztek, 13 other models
2002 Pontiac Aztek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 121 owner complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Aztek, the newest on April 8, 2017. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Aztek, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (17%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the fuel system, gasoline (16%).
1 of the 2002 Pontiac Aztek's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2002 Pontiac Aztek owners gave the mileage (85 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Suspension20
- Fuel System, Gasoline19
- Electrical System18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Structure11
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Aztek peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 22. 49% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 121 complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Aztek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Aztek by model year
Other 2002 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: April 8, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted