NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Porsche Boxster Recalls
The 2002 Porsche Boxster has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Porsche Boxster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 10
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 Porsche Boxster, 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 Porsche Boxster
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V656000
- Reported
- August 30, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 222,858
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 Boxster, 20 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V004000
- Reported
- January 23, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,234
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Boxster, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Boxster, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Boxster, 46 other models
2002 Porsche Boxster complaints by year
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2002 Porsche Boxster, the newest on September 13, 2012. Of these, 3 describe a crash (30%).
In complaints about the 2002 Porsche Boxster, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (30%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the power train (20%).
1 of the 2002 Porsche Boxster's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Electrical System2
- Power Train2
- Structure2
- Seat Belts1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Porsche Boxster peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 40% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 10 complaints about the 2002 Porsche Boxster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Boxster by model year
Other 2002 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted