NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Pontiac Bonneville Recalls
The 2002 Pontiac Bonneville has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 1, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Pontiac Bonneville. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 03V238000
- Reported
- July 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 102,212
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Bonneville, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V222000
- Reported
- August 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Bonneville, 9 other models
2002 Pontiac Bonneville complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville, the newest on July 9, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville, the component group named most often is the steering (21%), followed by the visibility (15%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville's 2 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2002 Pontiac Bonneville owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 49,352 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering19
- Visibility13
- Electrical System10
- Engine And Engine Cooling10
- Power Train7
- Air Bags6
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 21 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 21. 51% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 89 complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Bonneville are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Bonneville by model year
Other 2002 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: July 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted