2002 Chrysler Concorde: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2002 Chrysler Concorde. The campaign is 03V035000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Feb 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has 65 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 03V035000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the recliner bolts. Owner notification began on april 23, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 1,066,000 units in total.

03V035000Received 5 Feb 2003. 1,066,000 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, seat back recliner bolt breakage can occur resulting in the seat back reclining unexpectedly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the seat back unexpectedly reclines while the car is being driven, it could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the recliner bolts. Owner notification began on april 23, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number C04. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Apr 2003.

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Complaints by component

65 complaints, 72 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2002 Chrysler Concorde
All 2002 vehicles

2002 Chrysler Concorde: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2002 Concorde	All 2002 vehicles	Concorde, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	333.3	100.3	252.8	24
Electrical System	83.3	94.6	57.2	6
Air Bags	83.3	73.7	37.4	6
Power Train	83.3	119	88.3	6
Seats	83.3	12	35.4	6
Steering	55.6	39.6	85.3	4
Seat Belts	41.7	17.8	13.4	3
Suspension	41.7	81.2	44.5	3
Wheels	41.7	11.9	4.3	3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	41.7	76.5	71.9	3

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash: 4
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 3
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 5 Sep 2020

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2002 Chrysler Concorde, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Chrysler Concorde
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE03010	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE	Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal	27 Feb 2003	2 Sep 2003

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2002 Chrysler ConcordeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Chrysler Concorde: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/concorde/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Chrysler Concorde?: 1,066,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chrysler Concorde have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Chrysler Concorde, model years 1993 to 2004. 1 of them names the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Chrysler Concorde name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 24 of 72 component mentions, or 333.3 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 100.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Chrysler Concorde open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.