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2002 Toyota Sienna Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2002 Toyota Sienna has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 600,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 225 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

STRUCTURE 10V160000 2010-04-20 600,000 affected
Defect

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY,…

Consequence

THE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE SPARE TIRE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM LETTER INITIALLY INSTRUCTING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. A SECOND NOTICE WILL BE SENT WHEN THE PERMANENT REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE TOYOTA'S AMENDED RECALL REPORT OF JULY 19, 2010. THE SAFETY RECALL…

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
1fires
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
19
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
19
1crashes
STRUCTURE
13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
11
2crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
9
STRUCTURE:BODY
9
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
2crashes6injuries
POWER TRAIN
7
1crashes
Total complaints225

What owners report

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

“Dear sir, on april 2026, I need to do the semiannual smog check. Right now, I face dtc p0420 error code and I can't pass the smog check inspection. Note that I don't have the engine light on indicating the a/m error code. Only my obd2 shows the error dtc code p0420. I did some searhing and noticed…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-02-07

“Checking engine light on and off slide door not working properly”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-04-05

“Checking engine light on and off slide door not working properly”

ENGINE · reported 2023-04-05

“Checking engine light on and off slide door not working properly”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2023-04-05

“The lower rear mount for the passenger-side rear shock absorber was found when the vehicle was stationary to have become partially fractured over time. It is made of thin hollow metal with internal threads. There is no replacement for this except to purchase a large multi-functional unit costing…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2021-03-24

“Steering gets stiff hard to turn steering”

STEERING · reported 2017-11-17

“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked with the engine turned off and the emergency brake engaged, the vehicle suddenly rolled backwards down a small incline and crashed into a fence post. A small child was present inside the vehicle, but there were no injuries. A…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2017-11-11

“Incident #1 (6/3/2017) - took foot off accelerator pedal when turning on city street. Car proceeded to accelerate on its own went up to 35 mph for several blocks incident #2 (6/4/2017) - while parking car in driveway, applied foot on brake pedal. Engine roared and thrusted forward.”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2017-06-03

Defect investigations

Investigation PE01036 Opened 2001-10-19 · closed 2002-02-11

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE

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 Toyota Sienna as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.