NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Lexus Rx300 Recalls
The 2003 Lexus Rx300 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Lexus Rx300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Lexus Rx300, 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 Rx300
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Rx300, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Rx300, 23 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 08E020000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Rx300
2003 Lexus Rx300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2003 Lexus Rx300, the newest on March 7, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (20%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Lexus Rx300, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the vehicle speed control (20%) and the air bags (12%).
None of the 2003 Lexus Rx300's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Lexus Rx300 owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train7
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Air Bags3
- Electrical System3
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Lexus Rx300 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 4. 32% arrived between 2002 and 2006, 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 25 complaints about the 2003 Lexus Rx300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Rx300 by model year
Other 2003 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted