NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Lexus Rx300 Recalls
The 2002 Lexus Rx300 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Lexus Rx300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 88
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Lexus Rx300, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2002 Lexus Rx300
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Rx300, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Rx300, 23 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 08E020000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Rx300
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Rx300, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Rx300, 46 other models
2002 Lexus Rx300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 88 owner complaints about the 2002 Lexus Rx300, the newest on October 31, 2018. Of these, 18 describe a crash (20%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Lexus Rx300, the component group named most often is the power train (43%), followed by the vehicle speed control (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
None of the 2002 Lexus Rx300's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Lexus Rx300 owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 94,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train38
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2002 Lexus Rx300 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 16. 18% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 88 complaints about the 2002 Lexus Rx300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Rx300 by model year
Other 2002 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: October 31, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted