Recall Register

2002 Toyota Celica: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2002 Toyota Celica. The campaign is 03V074000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. 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 03V074000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair the fuel tank check valve. Owner notification began april 4, 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 toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 15,048 units in total.

  1. 03V074000Received . 15,048 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tank check valve, located in the fuel tank inlet pipe, may become separated from the inlet pipe and fall into the fuel tank. If the check valve falls into the tank, fuel may spill from the fuel inlet pipe when the fuel pump automatically shuts off during fueling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition may result a fire in the presence of an ignition source.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair the fuel tank check valve. Owner notification began april 4, 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 toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SSC 30B. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

27 complaints, 33 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 Toyota Celica: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags11
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Fuel System, Gasoline4
Structure3
Suspension3
Power Train3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Steering1
Tires1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints that report a crash
11
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
5
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Feb 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.

Complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 7 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. 19721
  2. 19731
  3. 19740
  4. 19770
  5. 19780
  6. 19790
  7. 19801
  8. 19821
  9. 19830
  10. 19840
  11. 19850
  12. 19860
  13. 19870
  14. 19880
  15. 19890
  16. 19901
  17. 19910
  18. 19920
  19. 19930
  20. 19940
  21. 19950
  22. 19960
  23. 19970
  24. 19981
  25. 19991
  26. 20002
  27. 20011
  28. 20021
  29. 20031
  30. 20040
  31. 20051

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Toyota Celica: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/celica/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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Toyota Celica?
15,048 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Celica have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Toyota Celica, model years 1972 to 2005. 1 of them names the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Toyota Celica name most often?
Air Bags: 11 of 33 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Toyota Celica open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.