NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Lexus Lx470 Recalls
The 2003 Lexus Lx470 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Lexus Lx470. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 Lexus Lx470, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 Lexus Lx470
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 16V065000
- Reported
- February 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 320,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Lx470, 4 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10V346000
- Reported
- July 29, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,159
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Lx470
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 04V434000
- Reported
- September 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 75,395
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Lx470
2003 Lexus Lx470 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2003 Lexus Lx470, the newest on November 6, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Lexus Lx470, the component group named most often is the steering (28%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the air bags (11%).
1 of the 2003 Lexus Lx470's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2003 Lexus Lx470 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 129,299 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering5
- Electrical System4
- Air Bags2
- Engine2
- Service Brakes2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Lexus Lx470 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 5. 17% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 18 complaints about the 2003 Lexus Lx470 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Lx470 by model year
Other 2003 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted