Total Complaints
1 filings
Alfa Romeo SUN · model year
2002 Alfa Romeo SUN
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
The 2002Alfa RomeoSUN carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2002 SUN is tires with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 2002 SUN. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2002 Alfa Romeo SUN
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20081107TIRES
WHILE DRIVING MY TOW VEHICLE (PICKUP) PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, THE TIRE IN QUESTION BEGAN TO SMOKE AS SEEN FROM MY SIDE MIRROR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF A STATE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED. ON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TANDEM TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD 1/3 OF THE TREAD SEPARATED SLAPPING THE WHEELWELL OF THE TRAILER (BLACK MARKS) . AAA WAS CALLED TO REPLACE IT. THE TIRES WERE ALL CHECKED AND INFLATED TO 80 PSI PRIOR TO LEAVING ON THE 130 MILE TRIP. THE TRAILER HAD BEEN WEIGHED IN TRAVEL CONDITION AND FOUND TO BE UNDER MAXIMUM GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE OR UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRE WHICH HAD BEEN ON THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES HAD BEEN STORED IN A COVERED CONDITION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE ON THE TRAILER. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN have?▼
The 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN?▼
The most-complained component for the 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN is TIRES with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2002 Alfa Romeo SUN; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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