NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lexus GS Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Lexus GS, across 5 model years from 2001 to 2019. The 2019 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 146
2001–2019, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 146 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus GS across 19 model years; the most, 44, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 12 of the Lexus GS complaints (8%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Lexus GS model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 23 complaints), then the steering (15).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus GS in 2020: 26, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lexus GS is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Lexus GS recall, 26V222000, was reported on April 8, 2026 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Lexus GS, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Lexus GS years to avoid
Too few Lexus GS model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 19 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 10 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 15 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 25 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 0 | 44 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus GS years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lexus GS
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
Lexus GS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lexus GS recall campaign (2)
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus GS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted