2002 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2002 Subaru Forester. The campaign is 02V282000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Oct 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 87 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 02V282000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the automatic transmission parking rod assembly. Owner notification january 8, 2003. An interim owner notification will be sent during november 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 subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 172,564 units in total.
02V282000Received . 172,564 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions were produced with an improperly manufactured transmission parking rod. When the transmission selector lever is placed in the "p" (park) position, the transmission park mechanism, that is intended to hold your vehicle, may not engage.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle could then move/roll without prior warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the automatic transmission parking rod assembly. Owner notification january 8, 2003. An interim owner notification will be sent during november 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 subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
Report filed by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number WWK-94. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
87 complaints, 107 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 Subaru Forester
- All 2002 vehicles
| Component | 2002 Forester | All 2002 vehicles | Forester, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 215 | 39.4 | 98.5 | 23 |
| Power Train | 168.2 | 121 | 90.2 | 18 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 130.8 | 103.2 | 56.8 | 14 |
| Air Bags | 93.5 | 72.5 | 111.8 | 10 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 84.1 | 78.7 | 30.3 | 9 |
| Suspension | 74.8 | 80.9 | 61.7 | 8 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 56.1 | 33.1 | 46.9 | 6 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 46.7 | 10.2 | 53.4 | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 37.4 | 18.9 | 52.5 | 4 |
| Structure | 28 | 61.3 | 32.4 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 21
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 8
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Mar 2019
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.
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 Subaru ForesterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/forester/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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Subaru Forester?
- 172,564 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Subaru Forester have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 43 recall campaigns for the Subaru Forester, model years 1998 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2002 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Subaru Forester name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 23 of 107 component mentions, or 215 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 39.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Subaru Forester open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.