2002 Ford Focus SVT: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2002 Ford Focus SVT. The campaign is 02V117000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Apr 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Cruise Control. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for 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 02V117000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the throttle body and check for proper operation. Owner notification began april 25, 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 ford at 1-866-436-7332.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 534 units in total.
02V117000Received . 534 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Cruise Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles built with manual transaxles, there is the potential for the speed control cable to hang up at the throttle body bracket during high, wide open throttle operation, preventing the throttle from returning to the closed position when the accelerator is released.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this condition were to occur, it may be necessary to depress the clutch and apply the brake to bring the vehicle to a stop.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the throttle body and check for proper operation. Owner notification began april 25, 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 ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 02S37. 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
27 complaints, 40 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Tires | 4 |
| Power Train | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 3 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Visibility | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Jun 2010
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.
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.
- 20021
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 Ford Focus SVTThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Ford Focus SVT: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/focus-svt/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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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 Ford Focus SVT?
- 534 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Focus SVT have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Ford Focus SVT, model year 2002. It names the 2002 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Ford Focus SVT name most often?
- Electrical System: 5 of 40 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Ford Focus SVT open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.