NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Lexus Es300 Recalls
The 2002 Lexus Es300 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 11, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Lexus Es300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 153
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Lexus Es300, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Lexus Es300
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V371000
- Reported
- December 11, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,697
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Lexus Es300
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 01V372000
- Reported
- December 11, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2002 Lexus Es300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 153 owner complaints about the 2002 Lexus Es300, the newest on August 24, 2018. Of these, 37 describe a crash (24%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Lexus Es300, the component group named most often is the power train (34%), followed by the vehicle speed control (33%) and the electrical system (7%).
None of the 2002 Lexus Es300's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Lexus Es300 owners gave the mileage (86 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train52
- Vehicle Speed Control50
- Electrical System11
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
- Air Bags9
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 37 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Lexus Es300 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 37. 66% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 153 complaints about the 2002 Lexus Es300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2002 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted