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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Toyota Sienna Recalls

The 2002 Toyota Sienna has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Toyota Sienna. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
181

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
16

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2002 Toyota Sienna, 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 Sienna

Structure

Campaign
10V160000
Reported
April 20, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 600,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003–2010 Sienna

10V160000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Toyota Sienna complaints by year

NHTSA has received 181 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sienna, the newest on February 15, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (9%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.

In complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sienna, the component group named most often is the structure (23%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (15%) and the electrical system (13%).

The 2002 Toyota Sienna's only recall also concerns the structure.

Where 2002 Toyota Sienna owners gave the mileage (120 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure42
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages27
  • Electrical System24
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic19
  • Engine And Engine Cooling16
  • Tires15

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sienna received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20014
200210
200317
200419
200518
20069
20078
200814
200916
201022
201115
20126
20137
20142
20154
20163
20171
20182
20191
20211
20231
20261

Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sienna peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 22. 38% 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 Sienna drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Sienna year in the same window: 15th highest of the 21 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 181 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Sienna are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Sienna by model year

Other 2002 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: February 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted