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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Lexus Es330 Recalls

The 2005 Lexus Es330 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2011.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Lexus Es330. 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
141

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
34

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Lexus Es330, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2005 Lexus Es330

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
11V539000
Reported
November 9, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 420,326
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004 Es330, 7 other models

11V539000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

Campaign
04V595000
Reported
December 15, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 150,061
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V595000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Lexus Es330 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 141 owner complaints about the 2005 Lexus Es330, the newest on May 29, 2019. Of these, 34 describe a crash (24%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Lexus Es330, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (36%), followed by the power train (30%) and the air bags (12%).

None of the 2005 Lexus Es330's 2 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.

Where 2005 Lexus Es330 owners gave the mileage (104 complaints), the median was 30,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control51
  • Power Train43
  • Air Bags17
  • Engine And Engine Cooling9
  • Electrical System8
  • Service Brakes7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Lexus Es330 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20044
200514
200612
20074
20088
20097
201043
20117
20127
20135
20147
20159
20165
20174
20182
20193

Complaints about the 2005 Lexus Es330 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 43. 30% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 5/5

The 141 complaints about the 2005 Lexus Es330 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lexus Es330 by model year

Other 2005 Lexus models

Newest record on this page: May 29, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted