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2002 Daewoo Lanos: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2002 Daewoo Lanos. The newest campaign is 04V394000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Aug 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for this model year.

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

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

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V394000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. Owners should contact daewoo puerto rico at 1-877-362-1234 option 6.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 85,896 units in total.

  1. 04V394000Received . 4,305 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles, the camshaft position sensor may melt resulting in a burning smell and visible smoke, which may subsequently lead to the melting of the camshaft cover and the camshaft position sensor wire harness.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could possibly cause an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. Owners should contact daewoo puerto rico at 1-877-362-1234 option 6.

    Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 04V357000Received . 11,576 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles, the camshaft position sensor may melt resulting in a burning smell and visible smoke, which may subsequently lead to the melting of the camshaft cover and the camshaft position sensor wire harness.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could possibly cause an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. The recall began on september 7, 2004. Owners should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, option 6, or find a local dealer through their website at www.daewoous.com.

    Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 02V131001Received . 56,912 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there is a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. 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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.

    Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 02V131002Received . 13,103 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there is a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. 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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.

    Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

30 complaints, 35 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2002 Daewoo Lanos: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling19
Air Bags5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Visibility2
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Equipment1
Power Train1
Electrical System1
Engine1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
12 Apr 2014

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 Daewoo Lanos, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 20 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19989
  2. 19999
  3. 20006
  4. 20015
  5. 20024

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Daewoo Lanos: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/daewoo/lanos/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

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
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Daewoo Lanos?
85,896 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Daewoo Lanos have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Daewoo Lanos, model years 1998 to 2002. 4 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Daewoo Lanos name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 19 of 35 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Daewoo Lanos open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.