NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2002 Toyota Prius has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 1, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Toyota Prius. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 167
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Toyota Prius, 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 Toyota Prius
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 11V304000
- Reported
- June 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Prius
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V266000
- Reported
- July 19, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,771
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Prius, 1 other model
2002 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 167 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota Prius, the newest on July 2, 2023. Of these, 12 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the steering (48%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the tires (11%).
1 of the 2002 Toyota Prius's 2 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2002 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (130 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering80
- Electrical System18
- Tires18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic14
- Vehicle Speed Control12
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 33 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Prius peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 33. 28% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Toyota Prius drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 16th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
The 167 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2002 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: July 2, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted