NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Lexus Rx330 Recalls
The 2004 Lexus Rx330 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Lexus Rx330. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 287
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Lexus Rx330, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 Lexus Rx330
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V539000
- Reported
- November 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 420,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Rx330, 7 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 11V112000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 769,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Rx330, 4 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 06V253000
- Reported
- July 13, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Rx330, 3 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 06V023000
- Reported
- January 27, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,851
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Lexus Rx330
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V558000
- Reported
- November 22, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,090
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2004 Lexus Rx330 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 287 owner complaints about the 2004 Lexus Rx330, the newest on March 31, 2021. Of these, 37 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Lexus Rx330, the component group named most often is the power train (24%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (20%) and the structure (12%).
None of the 2004 Lexus Rx330's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Lexus Rx330 owners gave the mileage (188 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train69
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic58
- Structure34
- Vehicle Speed Control34
- Exterior Lighting22
- Air Bags21
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54 | |
| 2005 | 68 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 36 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Lexus Rx330 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 68. 51% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 287 complaints about the 2004 Lexus Rx330 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Rx330 by model year
Other 2004 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted