NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Toyota Celica Recalls
The 2002 Toyota Celica has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Toyota Celica. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Toyota Celica, 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 Toyota Celica
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03V074000
- Reported
- March 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Celica
2002 Toyota Celica complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica, the newest on July 13, 2014. Of these, 13 describe a crash (45%); owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (14%) and the fuel system, gasoline (14%).
The 2002 Toyota Celica's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2002 Toyota Celica owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Structure4
- Power Train3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 7. 69% 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 29 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Celica by model year
Other 2002 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted