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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Lexus Gx470 Recalls

The 2003 Lexus Gx470 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Lexus Gx470. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
46

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 Lexus Gx470, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2003 Lexus Gx470

Seats: mid/rear assembly

Campaign
03V088000
Reported
March 10, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 3,666
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2003 Lexus Gx470

03V088000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
03V031000
Reported
February 11, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 5,878
Same campaign
only the 2003 Lexus Gx470

03V031000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Lexus Gx470 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2003 Lexus Gx470, the newest on March 20, 2019. Of these, 5 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2003 Lexus Gx470, the component group named most often is the power train (24%), followed by the suspension (15%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

None of the 2003 Lexus Gx470's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2003 Lexus Gx470 owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 33,102 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train11
  • Suspension7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Structure6
  • Unknown Or Other5
  • Vehicle Speed Control4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Lexus Gx470 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200312
200411
20051
20061
20071
20105
20111
20132
20144
20161
20171
20183
20193

Complaints about the 2003 Lexus Gx470 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 12. 54% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 46 complaints about the 2003 Lexus Gx470 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lexus Gx470 by model year

Other 2003 Lexus models

Newest record on this page: March 20, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted