NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Toyota Sequoia Recalls
The 2002 Toyota Sequoia has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Toyota Sequoia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 666
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Toyota Sequoia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2002 Toyota Sequoia
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Sequoia, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V883000
- Reported
- December 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Sequoia, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V285000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,973,468
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V286000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,069,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 05V225000
- Reported
- May 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 768,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Sequoia, 3 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 02V129000
- Reported
- May 1, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,041
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sequoia, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 Sequoia, 23 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004–2007 Sequoia, 19 other models
2002 Toyota Sequoia complaints by year
NHTSA has received 666 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sequoia, the newest on June 13, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 29 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sequoia, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (29%), followed by the vehicle speed control (20%) and the structure (14%).
None of the 2002 Toyota Sequoia's 8 recalls concerns the electronic stability control (esc).
Where 2002 Toyota Sequoia owners gave the mileage (533 complaints), the median was 112,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)196
- Vehicle Speed Control135
- Structure95
- Service Brakes94
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic88
- Steering78
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 27 | |
| 2006 | 25 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 25 | |
| 2009 | 43 | |
| 2010 | 71 | |
| 2011 | 42 | |
| 2012 | 52 | |
| 2013 | 51 | |
| 2014 | 43 | |
| 2015 | 53 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sequoia peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 71. 13% 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 Sequoia drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Sequoia year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Toyota Sequoia years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 666 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sequoia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Sequoia by model year
Other 2002 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted