2002 Ford Ford Truck Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2002 Ford Ford Truck. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
POWER TRAIN
3
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
3
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes3injuries
ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2
STRUCTURE
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2
1crashes
TIRES
2
Total complaints54

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2002 ford think neighbor. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to secure the front driver’s seat belt latch into the buckle, the seat belt latch failed to lock into place. The seat belt loosened and unlatched from the buckle while the contact was…”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2021-07-01

“Ford f 250 triton v10 no. 2 spark plug and coil blew out of the engine head. Apparently this is a common problem with this model and others. Ford will charge 650.00 to fix. *tr”

ENGINE · reported 2014-11-22

“Ford f 250 triton v10 no. 2 spark plug and coil blew out of the engine head. Apparently this is a common problem with this model and others. Ford will charge 650.00 to fix. *tr”

ENGINE · reported 2014-11-22

“Ford f 250 triton v10 no. 2 spark plug and coil blew out of the engine head. Apparently this is a common problem with this model and others. Ford will charge 650.00 to fix. *tr”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2014-11-22

“Ford f 250 triton v10 no. 2 spark plug and coil blew out of the engine head. Apparently this is a common problem with this model and others. Ford will charge 650.00 to fix. *tr”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2014-11-22

“While going around a hairpin turn the driver side front tire fell off rotor and all, this incident caused the 2002 ford lightning truck to slide into the curb causing the truck to roll completely over landing back on it's 3 tires that were left. From the look of it the axle bolt fell off causing…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT · reported 2009-03-12

“2002 ford explorer very cold night noticed a huge crack in the rear panel below rear window right out of nowhere the car was fine hours before and as I walked past it again saw a huge crack by the emblem and under.*cn”

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE · reported 2008-01-03

“Driving my vehicle with my 2 children 2 and 10 year. Dropping the 2 year old off to school. Stop the vehicle go to put the shift gear into park, breaks right off in hand, if the rubber wasn't around it, I could have walked out of the car with it. I was stuck there keeping my foot on the brakes…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) · reported 2007-12-18
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.