NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Pontiac Firebird Recalls
The 2002 Pontiac Firebird has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 12, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Pontiac Firebird. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Pontiac Firebird, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 Pontiac Firebird
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 01V381000
- Reported
- December 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 897
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2002 Pontiac Firebird complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Firebird, the newest on October 29, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Firebird, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (24%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (24%).
The 2002 Pontiac Firebird's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2002 Pontiac Firebird owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 17,976 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System7
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
- Visibility4
- Exterior Lighting3
- Power Train3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Firebird peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 4. 62% 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: 3/5
The 21 complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Firebird are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2002 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: October 29, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted